{"id":3849,"date":"2023-05-17T11:43:34","date_gmt":"2023-05-17T04:43:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/are-menstrual-cups-really-for-every-body-an-educator-weighs-in\/"},"modified":"2023-05-17T11:43:34","modified_gmt":"2023-05-17T04:43:34","slug":"are-menstrual-cups-really-for-every-body-an-educator-weighs-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=3849","title":{"rendered":"Are Menstrual Cups Really For Every Body? An Educator Weighs In"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mindbodygreen-res.cloudinary.com\/image\/upload\/c_fill,w_700,h_400,g_auto,q_85,fl_lossy,f_jpg\/org\/hpyb4agv8kp3fjfir.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>With so many options out there, the challenge becomes finding a product that&#8217;s the right size for your body. Most cups are advertised as either average in cervix length or longer and, as Rasas says, \u201cA cup that doesn\u2019t fit you internally is never going to work.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve experienced pain with a cup before, it could very well be because you have a high cervix. During the day, reusable cups ride up due to muscle contractions and physical movement. This can cause the cup to travel up <em>too<\/em> high, sending your body into fight-or-flight mode. \u201cYou know it can\u2019t be lost, but your body doesn\u2019t have logic the same way your mind does\u2014so it tenses up,\u201d Rosas says. This is why choosing the right size for your body is so important. \u201cIt&#8217;s good to know what you&#8217;re getting into before you waste money or before you get into one of those really fearful experiences,\u201d Rosas says.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Your cervix height varies depending on the time of the month, so to find out your ideal size, Rosas recommends measuring your cervix during your period\u2014specifically the first and last day\u2014and taking note of the lowest number. Take a finger to measure inside your vagina opening, up until you touch your cervix\u2014it feels like the tip of your nose.<\/p>\n<p>If you have a hard time finding it, chances are you have a high cervix. If your finger finds your cervix, purchasing a cup that&#8217;s shorter than the length measured will provide the most comfort. Low cervix options are available in-store too.<\/p>\n<p>Those with a low cervix may also find success with a disc rather than a cup. Menstrual discs are suction-free and easy to remove, however, \u201cif you\u2019re coming from a tampon with an applicator, it can be really messy. It\u2019s a huge change in terms of your fingers going into your vagina,\u201d Rosas says.<\/p>\n<p>If you aren\u2019t open to self-measurement, chat with your OB\/GYN about cervix height on your next visit. They can help provide a ballpark measurement, pointing you to where your cervix falls on the spectrum of \u201clow\u201d to \u201csuper high.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1675549\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With so many options out there, the challenge becomes finding a product that&#8217;s the right size for your body. Most cups are advertised as either average in cervix length or longer and, as Rasas says, \u201cA cup that doesn\u2019t fit you internally is never going to work.&#8221; If you\u2019ve experienced pain with a cup before, &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[86,150],"class_list":["post-3849","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lifestyle","tag-environmentalism","tag-healthy-period"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3849","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3849"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3849\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3849"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3849"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3849"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}