68. My Menstrual Cup Review!

Helloooo and welcome back to today's episode "My Menstrual Cup Review!" I'm here to tell you all the things about menstrual cups and explain my personal experiences with my menstrual cup!First, what is a menstrual cup?!"A menstrual cup is a type of reusable feminine hygiene product. It’s a small, flexible funnel-shaped cup made of rubber or silicone that you insert into your vagina to catch and collect period fluid." Menstrual cups are a great alternative to tampons! (Holds more blood & can be worn for up to 12 hours)Second,  to figure out the right menstrual cup size for you, you should consider:your agelength of your cervixwhether or not you have a heavy flowfirmness and flexibility of the cupcup capacitystrength of your pelvic floor musclesif you’ve given birth vaginally(Information retrieved from: https://www.healthline.com/health/womens-health/menstrual-cup#how-to-use)Insertion: Step 1: Option 1: First get a pump of water-based lubricant on your finger and insert it vaginally. Option 2: Vaginal insertion of lubricant and around the rim of the cup.  Option 3: Just lube around the rim.Step 2: Sightly fold the menstrual cup in half, bring in your index finger so you almost fold it into a U or C shapeStep 3: Insert as you would a tampon (Sits a few inches below your cervix)Step 4: Rotate a little bit, you'll feel the cup open, you should not feel the cup if you insert it correctly!*You can sleep with your menstrual cup in! (Unlike, tampons)*When you take your cup out:Place index finger and your thumb inside your vagina feel for the stem, get to the base of the cup, pinch into the base to release the seal, pull down the cup. "Pinch, release, pull."*Wash your cup :) Pros of the menstrual cup: -Safer-Affordable-Environmentally friendly-Holds more blood-Cant be felt during sex -Can be worn if you have an IUD Cons of the menstrual cup: -Can be messy-May be hard to insert/remove -Tough to find the right fit-Could cause vaginal irritation-Could cause an allergic reactionWhere I got my cup: https://www.lunette.comAccurate cup sizing: https://www.instagram.com/putacupinit/ Connect with Rachel!Instagram: @The_Rachel_MaineWebsite: https://linktr.ee/WellnessSexpertiseFacebook: Rachel MaineFacebook Group: Owning Your Sexual Self Email: [email protected] the showConnect with Rachel!Instagram: @The_Rachel_MaineWebsite: https://linktr.ee/WellnessSexpertiseYouTube: YouTube.com/@OwningYourSexualSelfFacebook: Rachel MaineEmail: [email protected]