I’ve heard that the uterine should be inside the cup. What is the uterine orifice and when do I know that it is inside the cup?
The uterine orifice is the entrance of the uterus from which the menstruation blood flows through a pin-sized hole to the vagina. The uterine orifice is located in the upper part of the vagina; however, in some women, it moves significantly lower during menstruation. Since the uterine orifice is usually relatively high in the vagina and the menstrual cup is placed down low in the vagina, the uterine orifice remains above the cup. Tampons on the other hand are placed up inside the vagina, just where the uterine orifice is located. In Lunette’s diagram, the uterine orifice is intentionally placed very high to emphasise that the correct position of the menstrual cup is very low in the vagina. So in other words, the cup is just inside the vagina. Leaks are more frequent in women whose uterine orifice moves lower during menstruation or whose menstruation cup has been inserted too high in the vagina next to the uterine orifice or above it. The menstruation cup might also exert pressure on th
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