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I&#8217;m now going on three cycles of bliss with the diva cup (and wash) that I got from my local whole foods. Yay!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi! I asked mom about menstral cups and she was cool with the idea until her gyno said something about young girls not cleaning it right. The doc got my mom worried and she said to wait until I&#8217;m over 20. 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