Quote from: Bradd on October 09, 2011, 07:43:08 PM
Are there any risks involved with doing that? Because it sounds pretty ideal to me. :3

I had never known about mooncups until now. Whoa, seems like an awesome alternative to having to carry around tampons or pads or whatever.

To the best of my knowledge its the same risks that are there when you take it the regular way. However when I was on it I often felt weak, tired, and always had headaches. I actually think I gained muscle when I stopped taking it and got an increase in body hair. I had high T levels before so I'm assuming they are high now.

Quote from: Darth_Taco on October 10, 2011, 03:48:03 AM
I didn't use the reusable ones, I used Instead Softcups because they're smaller and contain no latex, which I'm allergic to. These are disposable and don't prevent sex in a normal person. They're still too big for me though, so it was pointless XP.

After you said that you could still have sex with it I had to Google it to see how it worked. It's definitely not something I could try. You have to get way to involved with your junk. I know yours didn't fit right, but they seem like they would be hard to fish out. Are they?

Quote from: Sharky on October 10, 2011, 12:09:28 PM
To the best of my knowledge its the same risks that are there when you take it the regular way. However when I was on it I often felt weak, tired, and always had headaches. I actually think I gained muscle when I stopped taking it and got an increase in body hair. I had high T levels before so I'm assuming they are high now.

Cool, maybe next time I go to the doctor I'll look into that. Sounds like a good way to avoid blood spewing from the crevasse of doom.

I'm haven't had a period for over a year now thanks to T but for years I used pads, the idea of putting something up that hole freaked me out but when I was about 16 I think, I decided to try using a tampon and after that I regretted the years I used pads, although I disliked putting the tampon in, once it was there I could easily forget about it whereas pads easily reminded me of what was going on down there, the wet feeling, everytime you went to the loo etc.

Keaira you made me laugh. If you can step back from the relative horror of it, yes it is pretty weird and funny for a bunch of guys to have this conversation. And it's why I use this site. Here I can recognize the absurdity without giving ammo to those who might think we're freaks who don't deserve rights.

And regarding the actual topic, I do like the fact that the period reminds me, every goddamned month, that I need to do whatever it takes to get on testosterone. I'm overly prone to complacency.

I never could use tampons. It wasn't that I didn't like the idea of putting stuff inside me (that's never been an issue at all xD ) but because they felt really strange and kind of 'dried me out' more than they should, I just couldn't stand the way it felt when I removed them.

I dislike pads too (kind of want to try the cloth things, but I don't have the funds to buy any right now) but I use pads because it's the only thing I can use right now.

Quote from: Sharky on October 10, 2011, 12:09:28 PMAfter you said that you could still have sex with it I had to Google it to see how it worked. It's definitely not something I could try. You have to get way to involved with your junk. I know yours didn't fit right, but they seem like they would be hard to fish out. Are they?

Nope, it was quite easy to get out, but it involves some digging with your fingers @_@. My bottom dysphoria is quite minimal, so that wasn't my issue. It was the constant thought of "This is like picking my nose, but less acceptable in public".

Quote from: kael on October 10, 2011, 05:24:33 PM
Keaira you made me laugh. If you can step back from the relative horror of it, yes it is pretty weird and funny for a bunch of guys to have this conversation. And it's why I use this site. Here I can recognize the absurdity without giving ammo to those who might think we're freaks who don't deserve rights.

And regarding the actual topic, I do like the fact that the period reminds me, every goddamned month, that I need to do whatever it takes to get on testosterone. I'm overly prone to complacency.

No I definitely feel at home here. To me, the people on here are the everyday normal people. Its a refuge away from the BS, the wrong name, pronouns and confused looks where I can be with people whom I dont have to explain myself and why I'm transitioning. I mean a Cis guy would probably freak out and panic if they woke up with a vagina and here, its just Tuesday. No Biggy. sure you dont like it but you're like "It's there, it's the bane of my existence. Moving on..."
I had this whole mental image of a high school for trans kids at various stages of their transition and a cis-gendered guy or girl transferring to the school who doesn't know about why the school is there Then picture the guy walking into the locker room and into a discussion like this. Or a Cis-gendered girl walking into a discussion among the girls about tucking, or learning to sound more feminine.
For once, we wouldn't be the oddball or outcast. 

The thought actually made me happy all day. But even after reading these posts, even with all the mess and maintenance , I'd still trade this man-junk I have for all that hassle.  But in the end it's not what's between your legs that makes you a man or a woman, it's your heart and soul. And you boys definitely have a lot of heart. ^_^

Oh ya! I juest remembered what I wanted to post in here in the first place!


For any hiker's out there, Maxi pads can also be worn on the shoulders where your  backpack straps lay on your shoulders to add extra padding and absorb any sweat. So there's a good cover for those who use them. Little trick I learned from a soldier.

I just started the mooncup today. It's totally comfortable, doesn't feel much different than a tampon. I've got my fingers crossed that it doesn't leak, don't know for sure yet.

Darth Taco, they do make them in different sizes. I got a larger one because I've had a baby and stuff.

I'm on T and don't have these anymore.

But I used tampons. IMO 4 seconds of discomfort > 7 hours of feeling a pad between my legs. I don't know how a lot of you guys put up with those things.
Plus I was afraid of someone seeing it through my jeans, and tampons seem cleaner/less smelly.

I am okay for the most part, I just use tampons and liners to take care of any leaking. Captain Bloodsnatch gets bored of me pretty quickly, so we only have to hang out for about five days. Since I know our time is now limited with T on the horizon, I am waiting for the day I can have my revenge.

Keaira: It's actually funny, because I had the same thought a few days ago! I was thinking that it would be awesome to go a convention or something and be able to actually talk to other guys about dealing with guy issues, and it would be interesting to not have to worry about whether I pass enough to use the right bathroom without getting my ass kicked. And I totally agree. It is a fun mental image to imagine all us guys standing around in a circle talking about the Captain and his scarlet raids. XD Just like thinking about all the gals talking about voice training, laser treatments or tucking. For some reason I imagine all the boys in the fem products aisle at the grocery store and all the ladies at some swanky cafe.

I'm a tampon kinda guy. They're nice and discreet.
When I was younger I got the contraceptive implant in my arm, I'd heard it could stop periods so I was a bit excited about that.
Turns out it can also give you endless periods. I had mine every day for 11 months. Every single doctor I went to refused to take it out, they just kept saying it was a side effect that would dissapear soon enough. I ended up with really bad anemia from it.
I ended up cutting it out myself. I'm REALLY glad I have a high pain tolerance.

Oh, and while I'm posting:
Completely unrelated but how do I upload an avatar?

I hated pads, they felt like a wet sticky diaper, you could feel blood oozing out when you stood up, and i was always worried they would leak.

so i used a super plus tampon, and then just a thin pad liner.  Tampons really aren't that bad, the blood lubes you up so it doesn't hurt to go in, and once you have it in correctly you don't feel it and you don't feel blood oozing out, and you can kinda forget about your period until you need to change tampons.

Haha I dropped it in the toilet. I am a smooth operator. So there's something to watch out for if anybody tries the cup. Keep it out of the toilet.

Quote from: Ayden on November 30, 2011, 07:10:53 PM
I am okay for the most part, I just use tampons and liners to take care of any leaking. Captain Bloodsnatch gets bored of me pretty quickly, so we only have to hang out for about five days. Since I know our time is now limited with T on the horizon, I am waiting for the day I can have my revenge.

Keaira: It's actually funny, because I had the same thought a few days ago! I was thinking that it would be awesome to go a convention or something and be able to actually talk to other guys about dealing with guy issues, and it would be interesting to not have to worry about whether I pass enough to use the right bathroom without getting my ass kicked. And I totally agree. It is a fun mental image to imagine all us guys standing around in a circle talking about the Captain and his scarlet raids. XD Just like thinking about all the gals talking about voice training, laser treatments or tucking. For some reason I imagine all the boys in the fem products aisle at the grocery store and all the ladies at some swanky cafe.

It really would be awesome. Or a transgender sporting event.  Girls Volleyball and the guys playing Football.I don't know, just something everyday that would flip things around that Cisgendered people don't even think about or take for granted that boys do this and girls do that. I mean sure, we're an interesting bunch. but we can lead a normal life if you just get over who was born with or without wedding tackle and let us get on with it.

I have been using tampons since I found out about them and how to put one in; I was 12 I think.  So much better than having a pad between your legs minding you that you were bleeding and messy down there.  I have hear and read about the cups but don't think I could handle my parts that much to get one in and out; you have to put a finger way up inside to get it out.  I think I will stay with tampon until I can start t and have it end for good.  Except for the first day or two, I can change in my apartment so no i don't have to handle tampons in the mensroom which can be a challenge sometimes.

I'm still using pads when ever Voldemort (my name for it) is around.  I like the sound of tampons at first, the lack of smell, the lack of feeling like your downstairs is rotting away from trenchfoot, and not having to feel something slither out of a hole that shouldn't even exist every now and then, but I know I'd just forget that I had a tampon in - if I even managed to deal with the emotional side of getting one in - and probably end up with TSS or something   So I'm just stuck with the pads, but I think its every 2-3 months I get it, I've never counted but its definitely not monthly