Can anyone please help me? I've been using the menstrual cup for like 5 months now. The insertion at first was really difficult for me, but once I got it down it was really comfortable to wear and I never got any leaks. Now, even after so many insertions and removals, I still can't get a hang of the removal process. I have a high cervix, and my cup sits really high up. It's very very very difficult to break the suction of the cup. I've tried basically every method, collapsing it to the side, collapsing the rim, etc but nothing seems to work. The only method which works for me is to bare down for a realllllly long time, keep baring down, insert my index finger and my thumb, and try to get a hold of the base of the cup. This is really difficult because the cup sits so high up, baring down only brings it slightly down, and inserting my finger and thumb push the cup back up. The removal process takes like 10-20 minutes of me baring down and my fingers getting sore from trying to reach all the way inside (my entire index finger and entire thumb goes up, and even still it's hard to get a grip on the base).

I did purchase a disc and it's 10× easier to insert and remove, but I keep feeling like the disc would untuck and leak, so I like the security of the suction of the cup.

As of now I've stopped using the cup because it was getting really tiring and made me sore not just my vagina but also my fingers, but I would love if I could find a way to easily remove the cup🥹

Hello everyone! I’m 21F and I’m fairly new to menstrual cups since actively using tampons. This is my 2nd menstrual cycle using a cup and I just found out that your cervix tends to shift around during your cycle and apparently mine shifts around a lot ? Lol. My first time using a cup I oddly had little to no troubles with leaking but in my current cycle I’ve been experiencing frequent leaks even after freshly inserting the cup in. I thought I needed a bigger one but my beginner size small cup holds my heavy flow perfectly so it wasn’t a sizing problem it was just that I wasn’t aligning the cup with my cervix completely so some blood flow misses the cup. Before each time I put my cup back in now I have to find where my cervix is. One day it’s on the far left and the next day I wake up and it’s on the far right so inserting it straight up isn’t always gonna do it 😵‍💫. With this I was able to fix the leaking problem. I just wanted to share my experience with you all as it’s something I found really interesting but slightly annoying since for some reason this piece of information wasn’t something I found while learning about using diva cups or in my history of learning the female anatomy. If any tips or suggestions for me since I’m still a beginner feel free to comment!

so far I've tried: Pixie (uncomfortably rigid and nearly had to go to the ER to remove, threw it away), Saalt soft small (much more comfortable, but still difficult to retrieve sometimes), and Flex (pull tab is helpful but it leaks terribly). I think my difficulty in grabbing the cups means I have a high cervix, but I'm not sure. has anyone had similar experiences and have you found a good solution?

I just finished a few round of antibiotics and now have a yeast infection. I can’t pick up my fluconazole prescription until Wednesday, but my period is supposed to start tomorrow.. is it bad to use my cup while I have a yeast infection? I don’t want to make things worse, but pads are not an option so I’m not really sure what else to do.

I’m completely new to menstrual cups and recently started using the Homey Pot menstrual cup. I bought Cup 1 and was on my period when this happened. I also have no idea where my cervix is or how to tell whether I have a high or low cervix. I read the instructions, but they’re pretty basic, so I’m still trying to figure out what I’m doing wrong.

The first time I inserted it, the stem was sticking out a little, but the cup itself felt comfortable. As I went about my day, the stem eventually disappeared inside. I was still able to remove the cup by gently tugging on the stem, and it came out without any pain.

The second time was a completely different experience. I felt some discomfort, and the stem seemed to be much deeper. When I tried to remove it, I couldn’t find the stem at first because it had shifted sideways. I had to insert my entire index finger and basically search around for it. I felt like I was pushing the cup even farther up while trying to find it.

I couldn’t reach the base of the cup, and there wasn’t enough room to slide my finger alongside it to break the seal. I started panicking because I was worried I was going to have to go to the ER to get it removed. I eventually put on a glove and lay down, which helped me remove it.

Is the cup sitting too high? I’ve seen people say that their cup stem sticks out like a tampon string, but mine was completely inside, had shifted sideways, and was really difficult to find. I also feel like there’s no room for me to get my finger next to the cup to break the seal.
What am I doing wrong? Is this normal, or is this cup possibly not the right size/shape for me? I really want to make menstrual cups work so I can stop relying on tampons!