In a new case study, a woman experienced serious kidney issues from a misplaced menstrual cup. Menstrual cups are small, flexible, reusable cups inserted into the vagina to collect period blood, and ...

Menstrual cups are an alternative to traditional pads and tampons for collecting period blood. They come in different sizes, and many are reusable. A menstrual cup is a type of reusable period product ...

Menstrual cups are a reusable, low-waste alternative to tampons and pads. To use a menstrual cup, fold it and insert it into your vagina, where it will open and create a seal. You can keep a menstrual ...

Menstrual cups, a reusable alternative to period products like tampons and sanitary pads, have become quite popular over the past years. You just have to insert the small, flexible, bell-shaped cup ...

Buying tampons or pads doesn’t exactly inspire a lot of excitement. Making the monthly drugstore run to pick up whatever brand is on sale is more of a necessary annoyance than anything else. But ...

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We all have that friend who was an early-adopter of the menstrual cup. She loves her cup of choice and delights in telling you all the cool benefits: They’re sustainable, they’re comfortable, they’re ...

An acquaintance once told me I was "edgy" after she found out I was a menstrual cup user. No one really seemed to think of me as such before I converted to the cup life, mind you; I had actually been ...

Some people dread getting their period. Especially when you get your period for the first time. It can be hard to adjust to this new process your body goes through. And while there are tampons and ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. In a new case study, a woman experienced serious kidney ...