Reply #42: I have actually seen women in discussion forums express revulsion at the idea of using a cup

[Berry Cool]

because they are afraid they will get their hands messy from using it, and they don't want to have to cope with all that "disease" and "bacteria." They honestly think that their menstrual flow is dirty and diseased. They don't believe it when told it is not; that obviously, one wants to wash it off one's hands if it gets on them, but it's not going to make you sick. And if it were, it wouldn't exactly be the ideal medium for fetal development, but that's exactly what it is.