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writes:Hi sorry if this is a bit explicit but I have a some questions about menstrual cups? I know that to put them in you have to fold them into the C shape but what confuses is me is how to take them out,on the diva website or lunnete or one of them it says to fold it back into the c shape when pulling it out,I don't get this,if you fold it back into that shape wont "everything" spill out.On tutorial sites it just says pull them out,then others say its to painfull and yeah..im confused.Oh and I'm 17 and like I've made clear havent tried these before so will be using the smallest cup available to me,wont it be small enough to pull out without pain? I'm just confused and dont know anyones who's tried them before so can anyone help me out? Reply to this Question
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reader, person12345  +, writes (25 June 2010):
 In order to get it out, it requires you to put your fingers around it and reach up almost to the top to squeeze the tops in a bit. You need to squeeze the sides of the cup to break the suction. Then you should turn and wiggle it a bit until it slides on out. If it feels like it's "stuck" you haven't broken the vacuum yet. The reason it can hurt is just if you haven't broken that seal so you're pulling on your insides a bit. If you do it right it doesn't hurt at all. The people who scare others in the forum by claiming how much it hurts to yank out probably aren't doing it right. It says to just pinch the base, but that just ain't gonna cut it. You really need to get your fingers up in there (trust me, they'll fit) and squeeze near the top. Don't try to do this in a public bathroom as your hands can get a little gross. The cup looks pretty large and scary at first, I recommend putting a little water on it as lube the first few times you try to put it in. This is going to sound really strange, but if you're really having trouble putting it in I recommend getting yourself turned on/masturbating so you get lubed up and everything's looser. Then it's less difficult to get your fingers up in there to give the cup a full turn and get a good grip on the thing. That's the real trick to avoiding leaks. I hope you love your new cup!
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reader, anonymous, writes (25 June 2010): First of all, squeamish guys and gals - look away now. This is not an answer for the fainthearted! :D
Don't be embarrassed by your question. I'm sure there are a lot of people who have similar questions about this - I know I did before I got one! It seems like a bit of a weird concept at first, doesn't it?
The first thing to say is that the cups are made of quite tough rubbery plastic. I haven't tried lunette, but if it's anything like the Mooncup, their walls are much thicker than, say, a contraceptive diaphragm. Getting them in place is actually the part that's a bit tricky, because they can be just a little bit tough to hold in that c-position and insert with one movement! They have a tendency to pop open and there's a bit of a knack to getting it right. But I'm sure you'd pick it up in no time, especially if you're quite used to using tampons. (I wouldn't recommend one of these for a young girl who found tampons painful - they're a bit bigger and bulkier!).
One thing I would say is that when you get it out of the box, you'll see a long 'tail' to the cup part, that you may well need to cut down a little to achieve a comfortable fit.
Basically, once you've got it in place, it can develop a teeny little bit of suction - that's partly how it stays there and captures everything for you. It's not anything major - certainly, don't think vacuum cleaner levels of suck here!. However, even though it's quite small, if you combine the suction and the size, it's large enough that you might feel a little bit of discomfort if you just tried to pull the whole thing out at once just as it was. (Not pain, but discomfort).
Instead, you can simply release the thing. Now, you're right that if you folded it flat into a c-shape again a gigantic mess would ensue! Fortunately, you don't have to go that far. Give the main body of it a very gentle squeeze and this will cause the rim to detach enough that you can move it. You can then fold the open top together just a little bit so it slides out pretty painlessly, without squeezing the actual contents everywhere. And because you (hopefully) won't have lost nearly enough to fill the cup, you should be able to avoid making much of a mess.
The only thing I would say is that these are not good in public toilets! Otherwise they're brilliant for the environment and pretty easy to use once you get the hang. Good luck with it! :D
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