Flex Plant+ Disc

I have always had super heavy periods. I didn’t understand why until I had surgery in my 20s and found I had endometriosis and adenomyosis. For more than 10 years, (I was 13 and now I’m 26), I would use super tampons the first four days and I would go through 1.5 to two boxes every month (I would use about 50 to 70 tampons every period….seriously). I also had to pair this with Always Pure Cotton Flex Foam pads with wings since they always leaked through… mind you I was changing them every two to three hours (every 3 to 4 hours at night).

I started using menstrual cups (the saalt cup) in 2022 but they were always difficult to remove and I was a bit concerned about micro plastics. In 2023, I decided to look into to menstrual discs after a saalt cup got too high and got stuck which was a really scary experience. I started with saalt disc and used it for about a year and then in 2024 I decided to try flex plant+ disc disposable ones and I’m so grateful I did.

I found these bamboo derived discs in 2024 and they’re an absolute life changer! I only have to go through one a month pack and sometimes I have some left over! I love that you actually get to use them for 12 hours. I personally like to rinse them out when I empty it which is very easy. They help me not stain my underwear/pants AND they actually reduce my pain, which did not expect. My pain, abdominal cramping, etc. has significantly gone down. I also like how it empties itself when you pee. I still get nervous to laugh too…

Decided to finally give menstrual discs a go, and wow, where to even behind with! Besides some leakage every now and then as I get the hang of insertion (and possibly because of a retro flexed cervix) this has been an amazing product. As a transgender man, I still get a period! Dysphoria effects everyone differently. Personally, I don’t really mind having a vagina and I don’t mind feminine things because who’s to say when I can and can’t like but my period is what really gets me. To make matters worse, I have a heavy flow and struggle with Pre-Menstrual Dysphoric Disorder on top of gender dysphoria. Having to change a pad every 1-2 hours is a constant reminder that I wasn’t born in a body that aligns with how I feel inside and that is HARD. The flex disc has changed that. It allows me to almost entirely forget about my period, I can bike, and swim and hike and do all the fun things I can’t really do with a pad or tampon which cause me irritation, leakage and vaginal pain + cramps. It’s time for us to take back our lives and comfort, and I believe that menstrual discs and cups can help us do that 🫶