Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

To be honest, I did not buy these to save the environment or being anti-tampon, or having any other period related problem. I got them for one reason only- to have sex. I am in a long distance relationship and after looking at the calendar for the year, I realized that this year almost all of the major holidays and weekends where I would see my BF would be weekends that I also have my period. My BF does not like having sex while I'm on my period, so I knew I needed to find a solution. After EXTENSIVE searching, and I mean EXTENSIVE, I came across these sea sponge tampons. I was a bit nervous, but figured I would try them out. If they worked for prostitutes in Australia, they could work for me. When the moment of truth arrived, I decided to try and see what would happen, and made the decision not to tell my BF about having my period/wearing the tampons, as it might have ruined the whole seduction scene I had planned. I was so nervous about it- would I feel anything? would he? Would there be a mess? Well... ends up all my worrying was for nothing... they worked like a charm! First- I didn't feel anything, sex was as good as it normally is. Second, he didn't detect a thing!! He had no idea! Third, there was no mess! It worked like a charm! I texted all my friends after to let them know about this amazing, somewhat life changing discovery. In terms of inserting/removing- this is where it lost a star. Its super easy to insert. Like all the reviewers said, you get the sponge wet, squeeze it into a ball, and push it up into your vajajay until you can't feel it anymore. I'm used to OB tampons, so this was normal for me. I put the tampon in right before sex in order to prevent leakage. On days when I wear it and have not had sex, it's relatively easy to get out.. but you do have to squeeze two fingers in there and poke around until you find a piece of sponge that you can nip and then pull down. It's not super hard, but it's not super easy either. It's fine doing it in my bathroom, but I can not envision myself ever doing that on a public restroom. Removing it after sex can be a bit trickier because its gets pushed a bit farther up than normal. But like the directions say, the sponge can't disappear. So, I normally sleep with it in, hoping it will "move down" and then in the morning run a few errands (walk the dog, get the coffee on) before I try to remove it. If I can't easily find it, I squat and bear down, which makes it easier. Seriously, for the one minute it takes to remove it, its totally worth using it. Trust me, LIFE SAVOR.