How To Use A Menstrual Cup

I now sell menstrual cups at my new store: http://www.zanashop.com




My page for brand reviews and more information: http://menstrualcupinfo.wordpress.com/

The menstrual cup in its most recent design is the lates form of period protection. There are many brands on the market today. Please see my videos for additional information.

Menstrual cup brands:

DivaCup
Femmecup
Lunette
Miacup
Ladycup
Shecup
Mpower
Flerucup
Keeper
Keeper Moon cup
Mooncup UK
Meluna
Yuuki
Alicia
Iriscup
Naturcup
Instead

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[NanaCR101]

How do I know if the cup is full?

[MenstrualCupInfo]

@NanaCR101 -- Basically, the same way you knew to change a pad or tampon the first time you ever used them-- same system goes for a menstrual cup. The first time you try it, you just go in the bathroom to take it out every few hours and check to see how full it is. Its most important to do this on your heaviest day. And from that day on-- you will always know how long it takes. And also, you learn your own little signs, like when you start to feel air going out a lot, its full.

[anothertwilightmom]

Can I use a cup even if I'm 14 and virgin? Because pads irritates my skin

[MenstrualCupInfo]

@anothertwilightmom -- Yes you can! The youngest people I know who use them are 11. The only requirement is that you've reached an age where you've started having periods. But someone you age might do better with the smaller ones, like small Meluna, small ladycup, small Lunette, small Si-Bell.

[amy072899]

How long can you have it in for?

[MenstrualCupInfo]

@amy072899 -- it really depends how heavy your flow is. If its heavy, you will need to change it more often. But if you have a very light flow, you are "allowed" to wear it for 10 to 12 hours. But never wear it longer than that, without emptying and cleaning it. After cleaning, you can put it back in.

[MenstrualCupInfo]

@catskratch2 -- well in a pinch, the companies say its perfectly ok, to empty it in the toilet, wipe it with a paper towel, and re-insert it. Most people just use a dry paper towel, or they wet it down and ring it out before they go in the stall. Also some menstrual cup companies make special disinfecting wipes you can take around with you in your pocket. You don't have to wash it in the sink in a public restroom.

[EhStrawberry]

Thank you for demonstrating! I now have a better understanding on what this is and how to use it. I just read about it in Glamour magazine and cannot believe this has existed for so many decades without my knowledge. I've wasted too much money, time, worry, and toxic waste on tampons. This sounds much "greener," efficient, and makes more sense than stuffing paper inside of you.

[MenstrualCupInfo]

@nytasha1998 We are not that long inside. Most vaginas are like 3 to 5 inches long. They are closed off at the end, like a pocket, so there is nowhere for a cup to go. Then you have the 2 to 3 inches of total length of a cup and its stem, so with all this in mind, that is not very likely to happen. Not unless you have an extremely long vagina, and you get an extremely short cup. But even in that case, you can squat and push down with you PC muscles to bring the cup down more.

[MenstrualCupInfo]

@Annncregz -- my camera tends to exaggerate the appearance of things. They really aren't that big. And different brands are very different in their size, there are smaller ones.

[nytasha1998]

wat if you put it in to far and it gets stuck

[Annncregz]

I want one..but dayuumm it's so big!