Flowing Thoughts | Carmesi – Tagged "menstrual cup"

From using cloth pads to the widespread use of sanitary napkins in the 19th century, women have experienced significant changes in how they manage menstruation. In recent times, it has been observed that using sanitary napkins can create more waste...

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High Cervix Menstrual Cup and Low Cervix Menstrual Cup

If you stick your finger into your vagina, you'll find a little ring of flesh roughly 3 cm in diameter at the end of your vaginal canal. This is the entry to your uterus...

Can Teens Use a Menstrual Cup? | Best Menstrual Cup for Teenagers

Puberty in women, usually starts around the time a girl hits 8 years of age, when she starts developing breasts. And just as she reaches this milestone, it’s not long before she experiences her first menstrual cycle. And throughout the course of this transition into womanhood...

Can Menstrual Cups Get Stuck | How to Remove a Menstrual Cup?

It’s not easy to use a menstrual cup and one may take time to adjust to its use. Of course, they are environmentally very effective, but using a menstrual cup involves a learning curve...

7 Myths About Menstruation & Menstrual Cup

The expertise required to navigate a menstrual cup is not easy but an acquired skill that needs one to practice and have patience. The process of inserting a cup in one’s vagina may appear easy, but can be a daunting task and even though many...

Does Putting a Tampon in Break Your Hymen ?

In certain conservative parts of the world, like India, the hymen holds a special cultural and social position that can make it difficult for young or unmarried girls...

Menstrual Cups - How to Use a Menstrual Cup, Benefits, Aftercare & More

The idea of a menstrual cup is to make your period hassle-free, yet the thought of using it might give you the jitters. At first thought, the cup may look daunting and tend to leave potential users with innumerable questions...

Ways to Fold the Menstrual Cup | 5 Different Ways

A menstrual cup is a period care alternative product, as compared to other traditional products like tampons and sanitary napkins. It is designed like a bell-shaped cup and collects period blood...

The Chronicles of Menstrual Products

This story of rags to riches is quite literally that - the account of change in menstrual products from old cloth rags to high quality, super soft and comfortable sanitary pads...

Menorrhagia - What is it, Reasons & Treatment

Periods are one tiresome experience. Not only do they cause intense stomach cramps and bleeding, but also seem to trigger a series of other bodily changes like mood swings and weird food craving. And that is not all...

How to remove Menstrual Cup | Easy Steps

A menstrual cup is a reusable period product that is made of silicone or rubber. It is an economical period choice, but with all the pros that come with it...

Can You Use Lube to Insert Your Cup?

Menstrual cups are tiny, bell-shaped, flexible cups that are inserted into the vaginal canal to collect rather than absorb menstrual flow, and they differ from tampons in the sense that they...

Menstrual Cup- What Users Have to Say

Menstrual cups are quite popular these days and with many women talking about its merits, it’s difficult to say whether it’s just one of those products in vogue, like low-waist jeans and whether it is really worth the buzz it has created...

How to Clean Menstrual Cup | Importance of Cleaning

A menstrual cup is a sustainable period product made of medical-grade silicone that can be inserted into the vagina like a tampon. It collects the period blood...

How to Know Menstrual Cup is Full? Read More About it

A menstrual cup is a tiny, flexible cup that is meant to be put into the vaginal canal during periods and is composed of silicone or latex rubber...

What Happens If the Menstrual Cup Leaks?

If you aren’t yet familiar with a menstrual cup, it’s one of those period inventions that will make you go - wow! Even though they are nothing new, it’s only recently...

Can you use a Menstrual Cup if You Have a Lot of Blood Clots During Your Flow?

A menstrual or period cup is a tiny, flexible cup that is meant to be put into the vagina during periods and is composed of silicone or latex rubber...

13 Menstrual Cup Hacks You Should Know

Whether you’re a pro at using the menstrual cup or a complete newbie, you should be aware of a few menstrual cup hacks that will make your life so much...

How Do I Use Tampons, Pads, Period Underwear, and Menstrual Cups?

Under the umbrella of “feminine hygiene products”, you’d find tampons, pads, menstrual cups and period underwear. They are designed to collect or absorb your flow and keep you dry...

How to Insert a Menstrual Cup - Choose The Right Size

A menstrual cup is a reusable rubber or silicone cup that is inserted into the vagina. It collects the period blood without disrupting the pH of the intimate area...

Can Women Wear a Menstrual Cup with an IUD Condition?

An IUD is a medical device that is implanted in a woman's womb or uterus for contraception or non-contraceptive health reasons. They might be a good...