It takes a few goes to get used to - about three periods to really get used to it, says one cup manufacturer.
You get to know your body better, again helping you know if anything changes as an early sign of disease.
You get to really know your menstrual flow through your cycle, meaning you are more likely to notice any changes that can be early warning signs of disease.
You can leave one in for up to 12 hours (depending on your flow), much longer than you can leave a tampon in.
One cup can be used hundreds of times, reducing waste and saving money.
You may want to use a pad or period underwear while you're working out what cup works for you in case of leaks. If the cup touches the cervix, it can easily get dislodged, for example. To get the cup in, you have to fold or pinch it into a smaller shape and sometimes the cup won't pop out properly from some folds, meaning the sides of the cup don't seal properly.
2.It's not inserted correctly or hasn't "popped" out.
1.The size is wrong for you, meaning it's not sealing properly.
Sydney-based GP Kulathevy Mageswaramoorthy says there are four reasons why a menstrual cup can leak (other than the cup being broken): Buying a cheapo from a random website might not be as safe. It's important to only buy a cup from a reputable manufacturer as they will be using quality, medical-grade and safe material. When you've pulled it out, dump the contents in the toilet ( or wherever you want), give the cup a clean and pop it back in. To remove it, you need to stick your fingers back in, grasp the base of the cup and pinch it together a bit so the seal is broken, and then gently pull the cup out.Ĭups often have a small stem to help you get a good hold to pull it out again. You cannot push a menstrual cup into your uterus. The cervix stops the cup going anywhere other than the vaginal canal. It should sit up near the cervix, but not be right up against the cervix as that can make the cup move out of the place. When you get it in the right place and let go, the cup will spring open and form a seal against the vaginal walls, catching the fluids leaving the uterus. (Search online for folding techniques, such as as the C Fold and 7 Fold, to find the right technique for you.) Inserting is a bit like putting a tampon in, though the old one-finger-push technique isn't going to work. How does a menstrual cup fit in a vagina? This is why period blood varies from bright red and watery to thick, dark and goopy.
The expelled tissue lining, mucus, blood and the tiny egg is what we know and love as period blood.
But when the ovum isn't fertilised, the uterus expels everything out through the small opening of the cervix to start the whole process over again.
The uterus has prepared itself for a fertilised ovum by building up a layer of blood, mucus and tissue ready to grow a foetus.
The ovum travels down the fallopian tubes to the uterus.
During the fertile years of a uterus-carrying person, an ovum is released from the ovaries about once every 28 days (-ish).
"I think it's easier to speak freely online and so as the online world has opened up, so has conversations about periods and menstrual products," she says. The rise of the internet appears to have helped the rise of the menstrual cup, says Ms Bennett. Jane Bennett is a menstrual educator and author and she says she became aware of menstrual cups in the 1990s, when they were really just used by a "few enthusiasts, but very few outlets and most women didn't know about them". "But the use of reusables was largely restricted to a minority of women, usually those with feminist and environmental values." "It was really after toxic shock syndrome burst into the media in the 1980s that some women became worried about the health and environmental impacts of disposable products," Dr Pascoe Leahy says.
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