The effect on my pelvic floor.
Pelvic floor muscles menstrual cup.
The chartered society of physiotherapy have argued the menstrual cup side effects could be damage to the pelvic floor muscles.
The kegel8 menstrual cup protects you for longer.
Some women may have heard stories of this happening and been put off using a cup the design of the kegel8 menstrual cup eliminates this risk.
When the pelvic floor muscles are tight they aren t as flexible and when stretched with insertion of a cup may trigger a pain response.
This is what was going on with me from the menstrual cup.
Which can over time drag and weaken the pelvic floor muscles.
Menstrual cups have actually been around since the 1930s but america was slow to catch on.
This small amount of tightening stopped the normal natural movement of my pelvic floor.
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I would recommend that you are comfortable and undisturbed in a quiet location when removing your menstrual cup to relax your pelvic floor muscles.
But if you re a very active person such as an athlete or if you ve been active for a long time and you know you have very strong pelvic floor muscles you might want to consider investing in a sport cup.
Using your pelvic floor muscles to bring the cup.
Doing gentle pelvic floor massages can help with this.
As we age pelvic floor tone may gradually decrease and so learning to exercise our pelvic floor muscles could enable us to use.
In a sit or squat you need to use your pelvic floor muscles to push the cup down then reach up and.
Menstrual cups which can last up to 10 years have grown in popularity as a more sustainable alternative to single use tampons and pads.
The first thing to consider is the type of menstrual cup you re using vaginal cups sit lower in the vagina whilst cervical cups sit further up covering the cervix.
A clue to if you ll have pain with a menstrual cup is if you have pain with sex gynecological exams or inserting a tampon.