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Getting a lot of questions about menstural cups. I’m not a doctor or any sort of medical professional, so this is all just from my personal experience:

They can be pretty pricey. I actually ended up getting it as a Christmas present lmao, or else I wouldn’t have one. I use a divacup, which runs about 30-40 US dollars. If it ends up not being for you, it sucks to have spent that money for sure. But if you think it’s worth a shot and can afford it, cool!

They can be difficult to get used to for the first day or so, but after that I find them 100% more comfortable than tampons and pads. If you have trouble getting them in when you’re not bleeding heavily, you can carry little one-use lube packets with you for your lighter days. But after my first time using mine, I’ve never had that issue again.

There are certainly people who have tried them and stopped using them, but among my own friends we have all loved ours and stuck with them.

You do not have to take them to the public bathroom sink and rinse them out. In fact, Id advise against that. Blood is a biohazard no matter which way you look at it, and most people wouldn’t be comfortable with you dumping a cupfull of it into the sink beside them. And if you’re using a men’s room, of course you wouldn’t want to.

Instead, you just dump the blood right into the toilet, as you would at home, and then you can wipe up any mess with a piece of toilet paper and stick it back in.

If you really want to rinse it between each insertion, carry a water bottle in your bag and rinse it over the toilet really quickly.

You also tend to get blood on your hands (the same you can with a tampon) especially when you’re new to the cup, so carry wet wipes so you don’t have to walk to the sink with obvious blood on your hands.

Like I said before, I love using a cup. Pads chaffe me horribly, and I hate constantly buying and running out of tampons, the risk of toxic shock syndrome, and not being able to swim etc. because I know my period is about to start but I can’t put a tampon in just yet.

You can wear cups for up to 12 hours, you can put them in before you start bleeding, the risk for TSS is much lower, and once you have one you have it.

They’re not right for everyone, for sure, and they’re pricey.

But a lot of the questions I’ve gotten is “how do you deal with them in public restrooms,” so there ya go!

I second all this!! If I could just add one thing to my menstruating peoples:

If you have an IUD, depending on the type, be very careful when removing the cups. They create a great seal, which is why they work so well, however that seal can interfere with IUD placement and seating, I accidently yanked out my own IUD 2 years ago.

Much ow. Much Screaming.

I still use a cup, and I did get the IUD replaced no problem. It isn’t really an issue if you’re careful, but just keep it in mind!

Oh for sure! You’re supposed to pinch the cup before you break the seal before you pull it out, but I’ve also been guilty of just giving it a good yank. I have an IUD now as well though, so I had to stop that lmao.

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