So if you’ve tried a DivaCup and found it uncomfortable, but you still like the idea of a menstrual cup, we encourage you to try again with a smaller cup. If you have any health problems or questions regarding the suitability of any product please contact a health professional. I used a bit of water-based lubricant to get the cups in and out of the travel-container vaginas, and once I established how to insert them, I put a bit of colored water into each cup to see how easy it was to remove the cup without a spill. This is definitely the best cup for first time cup users and teens the angle and lip make the in and out job so EASY and just over all fit nicely. when i was first trying out cups, i went through two other brands before i tried the lily cup— the other two were the more standard bell shape and they felt too wide, bulky, hard to insert, and felt like they sat too low in my vaginal canal.

Size B: This size is recommended for women who gave birth or for those who have a weaker pelvic floor. The visual above shows how the shapes differ from the Diva Cup and most other standard cups, and even though the Diva Cup isn’t pushed all the way down (they have roughly the same diameter) you can see what I’m trying to illustrate. Another thing to know about discs is that due to their positioning up against the pubic bone, they can “auto-dump” or “self-empty” when you go to the bathroom, or any other time you bear down on your lower abdominal muscles. You can get the MeLuna Classic in four sizes, from small to extra large; the small cup holds up to 10 milliliters, and the extra large cup holds up to 42 milliliters. If your cervix is hard to reach, and you can’t feel it at the end of your finger, your cervix sits high.

Bolen continued, “Just keep trying and wear a pad while you’re experimenting with it; after five or six months, if it’s really not working, try a different cup. Once you’ve inserted the cup, you can reposition it by inserting a finger and moving the cup around a bit. If at any time you would like to opt out from marketing, you can visit the Privacy Preferences page and select the relevant options.

I was quite hesitant with the application aspect of it so I looked at YouTube tutorials which helped a lot. Once you’re confident that you’ve got insertion down, and that the cup is open and in the right place, you can definitely do all your normal activities, from hot yoga to football practice. It’s wider and more bell shaped than most of the cups we tested, but it’s still easy to insert and remove, fold up, and clean. It holds slightly less volume than some of our other picks, so if you have a heavy flow, you might find yourself emptying it more.Another possibility is that during removal, users are inadvertently tugging on the strings of the IUD and pulling it out that way. As we are constantly reviewing and developing our products to meet our consumer needs, consumers, particularly those that suffer from allergies and intolerances, should always check product labelling, warnings, and directions provided with the product that is delivered, prior to use Designed to adapt to your busy lifestyle, this small accessory guarantees long-lasting protection for up to 12-hours, covering light to heavy flows. It can be worn for up to 12 hours of protection that you won’t even feel, plus it has a leak-proof double rim and removal loop that make Lily Cup One extra beginner-friendly. Many people boil their cups (again, check the instructions for your cup to see whether they warn against boiling) for a few minutes, as indicated by the cup maker.

I found several reviewers who said that when they boiled these cheaper cups to sterilize them between uses, the material deteriorated quickly. The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network. With the other cups, removal is difficult without pulling while still sealed which is not good for the muscles and hurts. Discs are also good for people who have experienced vaginal prolapse or have some other condition that makes the vaginal canal either very short or too weak to maintain the pressure that is required to correctly position a menstrual cup. The cup might be the right size, but it might be too firm and pushing too hard on your vaginal walls.Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behaviour or unique IDs on this site. Menstrual cups work because the vaginal canal stretches around them—it’s that hugging that allows a cup to catch fluid and keeps the cup from leaking. It is perfect for people who are on the go and want to continue actvities like swimming, running and dancing during their period without the worry of discomfort or compromising your feminine hygeine. In theory, you take out the NuvaRing to get your period, so you would just replace the ring with the cup.