Hi Sarah, great question, pardon the late reply. We will be accepting participants from Germany, but I believe (still to be decided) we’re still running an ML4Good Germany by EOY!
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Do I hear $120 + shipping? *prepares gavel*
Why neutral? Why not chaotic good?
A few things I consider important:
- It needs to be cleaned with cold water and ideally hypoallergenic soap before every reinsertion throughout the day;
- It needs to be sterilized at least once a month, ideally two (before starting monthly use, after ending monthly use), with boiling water or sterilizing tablets—which maybe would be a more ideal solution, since you can always provide the sterilizing tablets with the menstrual cups as well.
A personal anecdote and other women’s anecdotes:
- A few women with PCOS have reported feeling more cramps during periods by using menstrual cups (and there is maybe unreliable sources claiming that up to 20% of women in India, for example, suffer from PCOS);
- I have personally stopped using it and noticed way less pain from cramps, which were oftentimes debilitating, during periods, unsure if causation;
- Other women—and it seems a majority were mothers --, claimed to have suffered from uterine prolapse, and swollen/damaged cervix.
I am not claiming these anecdotes are significant, but they are worth looking at while attempting to create a program.