Im thinking loop because its easier to grip? But doesnt it irritate? Also thinking about the ball could be less irritating… Somethow the classic flat or hollow stem somehow scare me 😅

Any suggestions?👀

Hey there,

sometimes I will leak even though my cup is nowhere near full and I suspect it's because it tends to align itself tilted to one side (I can feel it when I grab it). I can push it back to a central position but often it will go right back to being crooked.

Has anyone else had this issue?

I have grown to love using a menstrual cup for the last 2 years..however, i recently got an IUD and was warned against using cups, due to dislodgement complications due to the suction.

However, I haven't had any luck finding a disc that fits well and doesn't make a literal bloody mess when taking it out 🫤 I REALLY hate it actually..

Does anyone else use a cup successfully with an IUD and avoid the suction issues?

Hi, i just tried a cup for the first time. I can put 1 finger in, as well as a tampon with no issues. I am also a “virgin” (i’m a lesbian and have sex with fingers but it hurts to push in a dildo). anyway i really wanted the diva cup to work so i just kept pushing even tho it hurt. i felt it like break through almost and then i finally got it up in there and it hurt BAD. after it was in and i could feel that it expanded it felt fine i couldn’t even feel it. but i felt so weird and uneasy about it so i took it out (that also hurt like hell) there was already a little bit of blood in the cup so im sure i had it in right. oh i also even put lube on the top did it hurt that bad. anyway, i then went to pee and it felt fine but then it started to burn a tiny bit. i just feel weird in general and now my lower back lowkey hurts. but that could be and is progeny completely unrelated. im a very anxious person. anyways, any tips or honestly just reassurance that i didn’t fuck something up?

i told my girlfriend and she said maybe my hymen broke. IDK.

i also have reusable discs that i bought yesterday. i put one of those in and it felt fine but i also took it out because it seemed like it shouldn’t have been up that high. idk. what do yall think

Long story short, my family is strict around periods, and I cannot sanitize a menstrual cup the traditional way with boiling water. I do however own a clothing steamer. I was wondering if that can be used to sanitize a cup. I have a new one, so it hasn't been sanitized yet. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

The past couple periods I’ve had my vaginal canal is so swollen that I can’t even fit my cup inside comfortably so I’ve had to wear period underwear instead. Why is this happening/does anyone else struggle with this and have advice?

Does this happen to anyone else? When I have my menstrual cup in it’s like it’s pushing up against my bladder and it makes it hard to pee. I’ve been using the cup for over 5 years and have pretty much always had this issue.

I've had my discs and cups for a few months now however I still struggle with how to correctly insert the disc. I've tried different sizes as well however I feel like I don't have long enough fingers to properly insert it. I never have troubles getting it out, it always seems to be dislodged from behind my pubic bone.

I insert it and attempt to sit it behind my pubic bone however it never stays, just slips out vertically and ends up leaking.

Any tips would be very appreciated!!

BTW I use the flex reusable discs

Pretty sure like a year ago I seen an ad for a menstrual cup where the string had a thing where it broke the suction instead of you having to push on it yourself to break the seal. Does anyone know of a cup that would do this? I can't find it at all online and I would love that cup 😫 I love cups but hate the suction part cause my cervix is high and I have small fingers so I can't reach in there high enough to break the seal. I've tried disks, but I just would prefer cups even though the disks seem more convenient for me lol

I've been exclusively using menstrual cups for about 3 years now and had relatively good results with them but now my periods have gotten so heavy that I fill them up and start leaking within 3 hours of insertion. Has anyone had problems like this before? I started because my periods were controlling my life but if this is how it's gonna be from now on I'll be back to square one.

I got my first cup at 13. My parents got me a Keeper after I mentioned I wanted to use a cup - I really jumped in the deep end! It wasn't perfect - it took me years to learn the spinning trick, it often leaked anyway from overfilling, and having to change it so often got pretty painful after a few days. However it was better than just the cloth pads I started puberty with. That Keeper got me through my teens, and I'll always be grateful for that. It made train rides and swimming and Disneyland possible.

Did anyone else start using cups really young? How did you hear about them? Any second-generation cup-wearers (I wasn't, but my mom was the one who first told me about them)? How much have you saved over the years? I'm really curious to hear all your experiences.

I have been reading horror sories about people having their cup stuck and needed to get into ER or even have a surgery…. Im kinda anxcious i only used a cup once and it hurt to remove… and i had it in only for awhile, because i was scared of it travelling up and me couldnt reach it…

I have no idea how high is my cervix i couldnt feel it with a finger and my gyn nurse told be to get a small one because i didnt have a piv… But im somehow scared of my cervix being too high so i will try to get a longer cup…

My question is: is there somebody who didnt get their cup stuck? Somebody who doesnt have a cup horror story?👀

I'm wondering if anyone else has this experience.

Sometimes (seems random) I will get a very intense cramp feeling low in my vagina while my cup is inserted. It's just one cramp, and then it's done and I feel fine. I can almost feel it coming on too.

Does anyone else have this? I'm guessing my placement might be slightly off and that's why I have this sensation, but I'm not sure.

I made a post about 20 days ago and I’ve had a lot of progress since then. But I still can’t fully insert it and I’m not sure why. Any advice would be appreciated :)

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For general info, I’ve never used a cup before, I’m in my early 20s and never been pregnant.

I tried to measure my cervix and I think it’s medium to high, however it also seems to be way more to one side than the other.

Should this affect in any way what cup I should go for or does it not matter much?

The put a cup in it quiz suggested Saalt Soft, but unfortunately it’s a bit expensive for me. Among the other options it gave me I was considering the organi cup, but I noticed it seems to have quite a sturdy stem. If the cup ends up tilting because of my cervix position, is this likely to be a problem or not?

Does anyone have any suggestions?

I've been using my cup for 5-ish years, no issues with contamination or infections or anything. I only change them daily as my flow is light, and boil them at least once a month to disinfect. But ever since the first few months I started using it, it's been permanently stained with dark red/brown patches all over the cup that I can't remove no matter what I try.

Is this normal or am I disgusting for continuing to use it? :|

I have heavy discharge and I was planning on boiling my cup in hot water once a week and use it daily. My menstruation ended today and I saw that my cup was full with discharge I never saw it as full with blood as it was full with the discharge I got really shocked. But it's healthy it has no smell or weird colors.

need help immediately

Title. Long story short, it fell out when I was going number №2. I'm not entirely sure what to do now. I already washed it with water and soap.

First time trying a cup, every time i relax/ unclench my muscles down there i feel it slipping down a little. I've tried rotating but i feel like the suction still doesnt work. It opens up fine with the c fold but i don't feel it "latch on". It's only about 1cm away from my cervix when im sqatting my cervix when im squatting and the stem lies a little inside the opening. The rim also hurts a little in a certain area sometimes. Is this a size issue?

So I noticed my period was starting this morning before work so I got a disc and put it in and went about my day, got home at 7pm, took it out and put another in. I noticed it wasn’t going in the way it should and I felt inside and it felt like it was lopsided and caving in on itself but I thought maybe I’m over-exaggerating.. so few hours flow by I go to use the restroom and I notice a huge stream of blood coming out into the toilet. So I take my disc out, but it wasn’t just one.. it was two WTF. And they came out at the same time overlapping each other. I have been sitting here for 30 minutes trying to think back of when I must’ve put another one in after my second one. I only remember putting one in this morning and late this night. I’ve only been using the discs for my past 3 cycles and never done this. I’ve also never have done this with a tampon (which I only used to use) how did I not notice this? Has this happened to anyone else?

Hi

I used the regular size diva cup for the first time my last period and it worked perfectly! So I boiled it for 10-15 mins to sanitize in prep for the next one. Now, it won’t pop open inside to seal. Today I thought I had it sealed but it was still leaking. What happened??

I’m using the punch down fold method if that matters.

Edit: should mention I boiled it for 15 minutes 2 days in a row…

Thanks!

Hello! I’m a first time user at 26. I’ve been wanting to try a cup now since pads and tampons have become an irritant for my skin due to dermatitis issues. I bought two different ones a saalt and a honeypot. I was able to get it in but started to panic and tried to remove it but I’m not very explored with myself so I embarrassingly had to have my husband take it out for me. Praise the lord for this man 😭 anyways I decided to try again and use the honeypot this time. I have been trying to take it out and I just can’t! I’m bearing down and I can grab the bottom of it to pinch and remove but as soon i start moving downward my fingers slip and it’s back to square one! I also am not sure that I can actually reach the top of the cup. I keep trying to get to it but I don’t think I can reach it? Like my fingers aren’t long enough? I have no idea I’m also at work and a teacher sooo I’m thinking about just waiting till I get home and trying again if that doesn’t work, then husband to the rescue again ? 😭

So I tried a cup for the first time yesterday and was a little nervous because I couldn’t get it out. I slept with it tonight but I’ve pinched it, removed the vacuum, squatting but it won’t come out. It hurts like hell when I try to pull it out, Any advice??

I’ve been using cups on/off for about a decade. The last cup I used with little to no issues was the Saalt regular. Before that was a Diva but it was too firm and was pressing against my bladder. I stopped a year ago because my periods had gotten much heavier and it was convenient to use tampons for frequent changes.

My most recent cycle I decided to use a Saalt regular again. It was SOO uncomfortable when it never was before. I had no problem inserting it high enough. I didn’t experience any leaking so I don’t think the seal was the issue but immediately after inserting the cup would slide down lower. I had to cut the stem but it was still uncomfortable. The bottom of the cup was basically sitting right at the entrance of my canal.

Any advice on what could cause this?

I'm a first time cup user and bought the Saalt soft cups in small & regular to try out. I really like using the cups and am still getting used to it. I'm running into an issue, though, where when I use the regular sized cup I am leaking a bit. Not a lot, just some blood that will come out when I use the bathroom even though the cup has only been in for a couple hours. When I put it in I run my fingers all around the sides and I can feel that the cup is expanded all the way so I thought it would be fine but I still had some leaking. I read that sometimes having a cup that is too big will prevent it from sealing properly so I started trying to use the small sized cup but my flow is pretty heavy and I feel it will be difficult to use for longer wear like for work. I wanted to get into using cups because I want to start camping and these seem like an amazing option vs having to pack in/out tampons but I just can't get them to work well for me. I don't want to give up on them but I really could use some advice in case I'm doing something wrong!