How I did it: I had never heard of cups until I saw a DivaCup add in magazine (Yoga Journal) about a year ago.  I was intrigued, and started doing research on the different brands.  I ended up buying a Mooncup UK.  I was able to use it the first time with no problems.  I'll never go back to tampons! 

Cups might seem expensive at first, but I used to use two boxes of tampons per cycle.  I've saved a lot of money by switching.

Lessons & tips: There are several different brands, choose the one you think will be best for you.  A great place to go is the Menstrual Cups
community on Live Journal.  They have all kinds of tips on folding,
insertion, size comparisons, and buying decisions.  A friendly group of ladies.

Resources: Check out the websites for some of the different manufactures:
Mooncup UK.
Miacup
LadyCup

Another good page is here, which contains info on all the cups, plus pictures and reviews.

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