Blood leaks usually appear when we learn to use the menstrual cup for the first time , but this does not mean that we are clumsy. Quite the opposite! Let's begin to understand how to avoid leaks and why we have sometimes gotten blood on our panties.

The message you have to stay with is that "it has a solution" and it is also very easy to detect what the problem is. We are going to see point by point the main reasons why blood leaks out of the menstrual cup.

Use the appropriate size

Do you remember when we talked about how choosing the size of our menstrual cup is key to making the experience positive? One of the reasons is blood loss with the menstrual cup.

If we choose a size that does not correspond to us, we will encounter these two problems:

1. The size is too small , it doesn't fit my vaginal walls well and it tends to come off and go towards the exit of the vagina. This occurs when our vagina is not able to grip the menstrual cup as it is wider than it, so the blood will drain through the walls without the cup retaining it.
2. The size is too big , it doesn't fit my vaginal walls well and tends to fold. This occurs when our vagina is narrower than the menstrual cup and ends up bending inside. Through this fold the blood will drain down the walls without the cup retaining it.

Remember that each woman is unique and that, for example, there are women over 30 years of age who have a very strengthened pelvic floor thanks to playing sports and that means their size is small. The same thing happens the other way around.

Our advice? Do not give up. With our GlupCup Pack! You have the option to try both sizes without having to buy two menstrual cups separately and at a very affordable price.

Place the glass well

Most of the time, the problem of menstrual cup leaks occurs when we do not insert the cup correctly. The vacuum effect must be performed correctly if we want the edge to remain close to the vaginal walls.

If we already know which way to fold the menstrual cup that best suits us, the trick is to carefully check the position of the cup inside the vagina. To do this we are going to do three things:

• Surround the edge of the glass with our index finger to check that there are no folds.
• Move the menstrual cup from the base in small circles until you notice that it no longer moves.
• Walking, doing some squats, moving... This will make the cup tend to open and place itself inside us.

Control times

The first few times it is very, very important that you do not wear the menstrual cup for 12 hours straight if you know that you have heavy bleeding . The first few days, it is normal that you should change the cup every few hours, but to know this you have to test if you don't want to have leaks.

Those first days, take it off every two hours and write down the changes in a notebook until you have everything adjusted by day and by hour. You will be an expert! And remember that the cup must be no more than three-quarters full , since when you squeeze its base to extract it, the blood will rise upwards and may leak out of the cup.

Doing sports or strength with the vagina

Remember that you can wear the menstrual cup for a maximum of 12 hours , this gives us a margin of a whole day with it inside without changes. However, many times we do activities that can affect its placement such as yoga, going to the bathroom, etc.

In these cases we usually exert force on our pelvic floor , which causes the muscles of the vagina to contract and squeeze the cup. In fact, it is the trick we give you to extract it, press as if you wanted to pee or poop so that it goes down.

Our advice is that whenever you have to do this type of movement, check afterwards that the cup has not lowered or bent.

Choose the material and hardness well

Many of you have written to us telling us that the change to our GlupCup! It has been a success among other things because of its hardness. There are many menstrual cups on the market that are not made of medical silicone like ours and that are quite hard.

Another characteristic that you point out is that the glasses you used had very hard edges and did not bend well. Our cup is flexible and very soft , but it does not lose the firmness it must have at the edge and at the base for the empty effect to be adequate.

Check out our clients' opinions to find out what they think of our cup!

EYE! Why do I get stains with my menstrual cup?

If what you have is a slight stain on your panties , don't worry because it is normal for the first few days. If you have waited for your period to start before putting on the menstrual cup, remember that you can put it on if it hasn't started, the blood that has remained on your vaginal walls will no longer be collected by the cup and will go down to your panties. But your cup is placed correctly, so don't panic because sometimes those menstrual cup leaks can't be avoided!

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