anyone using non-latex diaphragm?

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Registered: 12-25-2003
anyone using non-latex diaphragm?
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Tue, 02-24-2004 - 1:50am
I just got a silicone diaphragm. I recently developed latex allergy: had to throw the latex one away. I was wondering if anyone else was using the same silicone one, what they thought of it.

thanks!

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Registered: 12-30-2003
Tue, 02-24-2004 - 9:15am
Hi siri, welcome!

I wear a Milex Omniflex Wide Seal silicone diaphragm and love it! I wear it for flow control and contraception during menses. The dome is a bit stiffer than the latex ones I’ve worn which is a plus for me. Mine is 80mm and is an excellent fit. I can do splits and land jumps and it doesn’t leak at all. The Milex is generally available in America and Europe. There is another silicone diaphragm (with a coil spring rim) available in South America and the UK. It’s called Semina and has a very thin transparent dome and pink rim. It looks like a beautiful pink soap bubble! Is your diaphragm a Milex? How do you like it?

Good luck

      Jill

    

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Registered: 12-25-2003
Wed, 02-25-2004 - 12:02am
hi,

yes, it's a Milex Wideseal Omniflex, size 70. It fits well, and I was able to place and remove it without any problems, but when I had taken it out, I saw that I had somehow bent the wire rim. It has a definite pear shape to it now, LOL! I can't imagine how this would bend: removing it felt similar to removing the latex one, which never bent. I talked to Milex, and I'll mail it back to them soon.

Anyway, I was wondering if you or anyone else who used it felt like you had to handle the wire rim with care to keep it circular.

thanks,

siri

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Registered: 12-30-2003
Wed, 02-25-2004 - 12:27am
Hi Siri, Bent it! Did you really?

My first thought is that it must have been defective. The Omniflex has a coil spring rim which, because of the wide flange along the rim, will bow a bit when compressed, but it should return to the circular shape when released. The way I have to compress the rim to insert it I don’t see how one could be ‘gentle’ with it. I have had no problems with mine and actually think it rather rugged. I even boil it to sterilize it every few wearings. Can you get another from your fitter to use while you make the exchange with Milex?

Good luck

      Jill