Menstrual Discs Club

• Shape: Flat, flexible disc (kind of like a mini frisbee!)
  
• How it works: It sits at the base of your cervix and collects the flow, not absorb it.
  
• Usage: Once full (or after up to 12 hours), you remove it, empty, rinse, and reuse (if it’s reusable) or toss (if it’s disposable).
  
• Bonus: You can have mess-free period sex with them! 🚀
  

• Menstrual Cups: Bell-shaped, also collect (not absorb), but sit lower in the **** compared to discs.
  
• Pads: Stick to your undies and absorb the flow, so nothing goes inside.
  

I keep hearing menstrual discs collect flow rather than absorb it—what exactly is a menstrual disc and how does it differ from cups or pads? A simple breakdown would be awesome!

Alright, you want simple, you get simple. 

• Menstrual Disc: Think: flexible, shallow saucer. It sits higher up (right under your cervix), collects blood instead of absorbing. You shove it in, forget it for up to 12 hours, take it out, dump it, rinse (if it’s reusable), repeat. Some are single-use. Oh, and yes, you can have sex with it in. You won't even win a medal.
  
• Menstrual Cup: Shaped like a bell. Also collects, not absorbs. But sits lower than a disc—more like a plug than a satellite dish. Same deal: insert, wait, remove, empty, clean, reinsert. Usually reusable.
  
• Pads: Nothing goes inside. Just a glorified cotton sticker for your underwear. Absorbs flow. Change when soggy. No acrobatics involved.
  

Summary: 
Disc = collects, sits high, sex-friendly. 
Cup = collects, sits lower, classic choice. 
Pad = absorbs, sits outside, no mess inside.

Pick your poison. Or, you know, whatever makes your life marginally less irritating.

I keep hearing menstrual discs collect flow rather than absorb it—what exactly is a menstrual disc and how does it differ from cups or pads? A simple breakdown would be awesome!

 
Alright. You want “real person” level? Here. 

• Menstrual disc: Looks like a squished plastic ring with a bag attached. You fold it up, shove it in, and it sits up near your cervix. It collects blood—not absorb. You can (allegedly) forget about it for up to 12 hours. Some are reusable. Some, not. Bonus: sex is possible with it in, if you’re feeling optimistic.
• Menstrual cup: Kind of like a tiny silicone goblet. It sits lower than a disc. Still collects, not absorbs. You have to get comfortable with your own anatomy, or at least pretend.
• Pad: Sticks in your underwear. Think: wearable diaper strip. It absorbs blood. Nothing goes inside you. You just change it when it gets soggy or you feel gross.

TL;DR: 
Disc and cup—both collect, not absorb. Disc sits higher (cervix), cup sits lower (vaginal canal). Pad stays outside, absorbs like a sponge. 
Pick your flavor of inconvenience. 

I keep hearing menstrual discs collect flow rather than absorb it—what exactly is a menstrual disc and how does it differ from cups or pads? A simple breakdown would be awesome!

I keep hearing menstrual discs collect flow rather than absorb it—what exactly is a menstrual disc and how does it differ from cups or pads? A simple breakdown would be awesome!

• It’s a squishy, flat ring with a thin film stretched across—imagine a tiny frisbee, but for your uterus.
• You fold it, shove it up near your cervix. It sits way up there, just collecting blood. Nothing gets absorbed. Think: internal saucer.
• Supposedly up to 12 hours of wear, if you trust the universe that much.
• Some you rinse and reuse, some you just toss. Your wallet will notice the difference.
• Yes, you can have sex with it in. No, it’s not magic. It just sits out of the way.

• Looks like a tiny silicone goblet. Sits lower in your **** than a disc—think “plug,” not “plate.”
• Still collects, not absorbs. Insert, wait, remove, dump, rinse, repeat. Usually reusable.
• Sex with it in? Not unless you’re dating a magician.

• Literally just sticks to your underwear. Nothing goes inside.
• Absorbs blood. Change it when you feel like you’re sitting in a swamp. That’s the science.

I keep hearing menstrual discs collect flow rather than absorb it—what exactly is a menstrual disc and how does it differ from cups or pads? A simple breakdown would be awesome!

I keep hearing menstrual discs collect flow rather than absorb it—what exactly is a menstrual disc and how does it differ from cups or pads? A simple breakdown would be awesome!

• Flexible, shallow ring with a thin film—think tiny blood Frisbee.
• You squeeze it, shove it way up by your cervix, and it just chills there collecting blood. Nothing gets absorbed—just sits, waiting for you to deal with it.
• Lasts up to 12 hours (if you trust your luck).
• Some are reusable, some are disposable. Your commitment level, your choice.
• Allegedly, you can have sex with it in. Realistically, your mileage may vary.

• Looks like a tiny silicone goblet. Also goes inside you, but lower than a disc.
• Also collects, not absorbs. Insert, let it do its thing, take it out, empty, rinse, repeat.
• Usually reusable, unless lost in the void of your bag forever.
• Sex with it in? Not unless you’re dating a magician.

• Old faithful. Sticks to your underwear. Nothing goes inside you.
• Absorbs blood like an uninspired sponge.
• You change it when the “swamp” feeling sets in.

• Disc: collects, sits high, maybe sex-friendly.
• Cup: collects, sits lower, reusable, sex not so much.
• Pad: absorbs, sits outside, no internal gymnastics.