Menstrual blood loss

[18G]

We were taught more then 3 blood soaked pads in an hour indicates significant vaginal hemorrhage. Our female instructor basically said if its heavy bleeding the female shouldn't have a tampon in place anyway. I'm not a female but my guy logic would make it that if your having serious vaginal hemorrhage you would take out the tampon (if one in) and use a pad.

As far as documenting blood loss, quantify it in your report with number of blood soaked pads and not actual volume... that's my suggestion.

 

[Aidey]

Pretty sure it has extra girl cooties anyways.

I think that may go past cooties into alien organism territory.

We were taught more then 3 blood soaked pads in an hour indicates significant vaginal hemorrhage. Our female instructor basically said if its heavy bleeding the female shouldn't have a tampon in place anyway. I'm not a female but my guy logic would make it that if your having serious vaginal hemorrhage you would take out the tampon (if one in) and use a pad.

As far as documenting blood loss, quantify it in your report with number of blood soaked pads and not actual volume... that's my suggestion.

That again is only good info if you have an idea of what type of pad it is. "Light" pads don't hold much, and are usually used at the beginning/end of a period because women tend to spot rather than bleed constantly then. A woman who has bled though 3 "super" pads vs 3 "light" pads is going to concern me a bit more.

Also, don't assume that all women have both on hand. A woman may be using tampons because she doesn't have any pads.

I'm not suggesting anyone document perceived volume, but it is important to document absorbency levels.

 

[MusicMedic]

Diva Cup...


i kinda threw up in my mouth a little

 

[slb862]

Cooties is a fictional disease and a slang word used primarily by North American children to refer to a highly contagious disease or condition. It usually presents along gender lines, as in "Mary Jane O'Connor, stay away from those boys or you might get cooties!" The Commonwealth/British English equivalent is "the lurgy".

Originally, the term implied body lice, but over time this became generalised first to any sort of lice, including head lice, then later to purely imaginary stand-ins for just about anything that is considered repulsive. Although the origin is not explicitly known, it can be speculated that the imaginary disease was conceived from reference to how cooties (meaning body lice) can be spread through physical contact with the infested body region. This theory could explain how children developed the idea that cooties can only be spread to the opposite sex. Cooties started out as something the boys had, but was quickly associated with girls too. Cootie can also be used as a verb, as in "Don't touch that book! It was cootied by a boy!"

In some areas, boys are thought to be immune to catching cooties from another boy, and likewise for girls: so as a result cooties can only be spread by contact between the sexes. However, once infected with the cooties of the opposite sex, those cooties can be spread to members of the same sex. Ex. Sara catches "boy cooties" from Ryan, so Laura should avoid Sara lest she catch Sara's "boy cooties."

Yahoo answers. :blush:

 

[Sassafras]

double post

 

[Sassafras]

Diva Cup...


i kinda threw up in my mouth a little

Not any grosser (and less so) than discarded used tampons on the floor. Or trash. I swear women who use disposable products in public restrooms are some of the most disgusting creatures on the face of the planet and at my civilian job I'm thoroughly sick of cleaning up after them. I'd rather clean man pee off the walls in the men's room.

 

[Sasha]

Diva cups are just plain nasty.

Sorry, inserting a cup into your vagina is something for weird fetish porno, not for dealing with periods.

 

[JOgershok]

I went and looked at my Tampax box- there is an insert and it has very small print with that info.

Get your glasses. That said, most are small print and it IS the small print that will get you into trouble. B)

 

[abckidsmom]

Diva Cup...


i kinda threw up in my mouth a little

I have a friend who finances her "getaway" fund by making and selling cloth pads. It seems that the chemicals in the disposable products actually are harsh on the body, and the vast majority of women who switch to the Diva and cloth products do not switch back.

 

[Archymomma]

Diva cups are just plain nasty.

Sorry, inserting a cup into your vagina is something for weird fetish porno, not for dealing with periods.

Don't see how it is much different than using a diaphragm or inserting a tampon, but everyone has their favorite methods.

 

[Sasha]

I don't use either so I maintain my previous stance =)

 

[medic417]

I don't use either so I maintain my previous stance =)

:unsure: So no use any femine products for the monthly visit of aunt flo?

 

[Sasha]

:unsure: So no use any femine products for the monthly visit of aunt flo?

Pads, dear, pads.

 

[medic417]

Pads, dear, pads.

LOL thanks for the clarification. :unsure:

 

[Emma]

Cooties is a fictional disease and a slang word used primarily by North American children to refer to a highly contagious disease or condition. It usually presents along gender lines, as in "Mary Jane O'Connor, stay away from those boys or you might get cooties!" The Commonwealth/British English equivalent is "the lurgy".........


Yahoo answers. :blush:

I'm totally amused that you a) looked up a definition and b)you used Yahoo answers of all places. LOL.

 

[Aidey]

I have a friend who finances her "getaway" fund by making and selling cloth pads. It seems that the chemicals in the disposable products actually are harsh on the body, and the vast majority of women who switch to the Diva and cloth products do not switch back.

The few women I've known that use the Diva swear by it, and wouldn't use anything else. From a sustainability stand point it is really hard to argue that disposable products have any benefits, so I can see their point. I just can't subscribe to it.

 

[usafmedic45]

If you are willing to measure the density of the discharge and calculate the volume from the mass, you are definately more ambitious than I am.

Even as hellbent on padding the crap out of his CV (pun intended) as I am, not going to do it.

 

[buenafortuna]

Obviously people here have never heard of a Diva Cup.

Right on! I can't imagine having to change pads/tampons all day long anymore.

 

[JPINFV]

Right on! I can't imagine having to change pads/tampons all day long anymore.

Neither can I, to be honest...

 

[18G]

I have never even heard of a Diva Cup until I have read this thread... I must be sheltered I know... ha... I can't imagine any girl wanting to stick a cup inside of her that fills with blood and then have to take that out and dump it... lol... that just sounds nasty. And then to actually wash it and re-use it???