Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I will attempt to write the most helpful review I possibly can on this amazing cup.... one that will hopefully help someone looking to buy a cup, as well as someone who may already have it and is on the verge of giving up... because I was, at one point, both! When I first decided to switch from tampons and Instead Softcups to a menstrual cup, I began with a Lunette, based on it's reviews. I didn't really know anything about them or the wide variety of popular choices. Most cups look the same, so I chose one with good reviews, pretty colors (like THAT matters...lol), and decent price. I mean, they all must work the same, right? Having had 3 children vaginally, I chose the correct size. After 2 completely unsuccessful and uncomfortable cycles with the Lunette (mainly due to the stem always poking, even after trimming it off), I went back to strictly using the Instead Softcup. I was so disappointed, wanting to utilize a regular reusable cup. Back to Google. I learned that a big reason for why many cups seem to fail women, is due to the cervix position. My cervix isn't low, but it is quite tilted, maybe that's why it hadn't worked. When searching for a cup to accommodate a tilted cervix, I came across most of the same cups as before, as well as the FemmyCycle. It's different! The shape, the ring, the whole engineering concept of the cup was unlike any of the others. After a few questions to FemmyCycle (which were answered quite promptly!), I decided to order it and give this whole cup thing another try. I originally ordered the regular sized FemmyCycle, seeing no need for a low cervix cup. I liked how the sizes were Regular, Low Cervix, Teen. No needing to assess off of whether or not you have had children and where they exited the body from! Cycle 1: worked for a day. After that, a complete mess. I tried daily, different folds, using coconut oil, nothing seemed to work. Not only would it partially catch fluid, but much leaked out around the side of it and it never seemed to open enough. The specs state it's meant NOT to completely open, but surely it's not meant to remain folded shut?! I was meticulous with inserting, since the whole idea is for it to sit below the cervix, unlike other cups that sit right up at it. Cycle 2: same problem. Not once did it work correctly, nor did I ever feel confident enough to try it outside of the house. I stalked YouTube tutorials and reviews on this cup, hoping to catch a hint from other women. What was I doing wrong? I mean, there are only so any options for a bulbous object with one purpose to be positioned inside of a vagina! I wrote to the company's customer support from their website. I received an almost immediate response from the cup's creator himself, Dr. Alfred Shihata, inviting me to participate in a phone consultation directly with him! While describing the issues I have continuously had with all cups I had used, describing my personally anatomy (I have no problem discussing the inner workings of my lady parts with a total stranger over the phone apparently... LOL), he was very knowledgeable, professional, and respectful and seemed to be able to paint an exact picture of my troubles. He offered me a couple of suggestions to attempt, as well as the possibility of indeed needing the low cervix cup. This was his final suggestion, not wanting to tell a new customer that the answer to her problems was to spend MORE money and buy yet another product from him. He explained how a tilted cervix could very well be the reason that I was unsuccessful. With a tilted cervix, the rim of MOST cups is more than likely to sit alongside the cervix opening, rather than underneath it, causing leaking to flow down the side of the cup. With a normal sized cup, it would need to be placed lower, so as not to sit next to the cervix. Unfortunately, the regular size will then be too low, protruding the opening of the vulva, not sitting comfortably or securely. I attempted one last cycle. Cycle 3: Using the couple of suggestions given to me, to insert the cup with the fold facing the opposite directions and inserting at a different angle, still no luck. Frustrated, dismissing what the doctor told me as pure marketing, I was ready to give up and stick with the Instead Softcups. Not the most reliable on heavy flow days, needing to be replaced a time or two throughout my cycle, but at least I could insert it correctly and know it works for the most part (not to mention the option to have intercourse while on my period). The doctor's final suggestion of trying a low cervix cup still haunted me as a possible answer though. Fine. What's another $39?! Cycle 4: Ok, it's definitely shorter, the ring is more flat than it is round, the design is still the same (which I like), give it a shot. I positioned it lower, directed the angle back towards my cervix tilt with the fold facing back. Since it sat lower, I was able to better manipulate the rim and twist it til it opened enough, it did not remain folded shut. Day 1, not bad! Small leaking, but HUGE improvement! Practiced a couple more times during the day. Day 2, voila! IT WORKS!!!! HOLY S*** IT WORKS!!! Day 3 and 4, worked perfectly! NO leaking! By the night of day 3 I was brave enough to try it overnight. PERFECT! Everything the doctor suggested, worked! Now is where I will add, one of the BEST features of this cup: It's has the potential of reducing the length of your period. I was told when used correctly, it should shorten your period by a day. For me, this is true! My period lasts only 5 days as it is (sometimes 6 days, but so incredibly light, I don't know if such light spotting counts as a day). I have now used this short cervix cup for 2 successful cycles and it's over by day 4! I now truly believe in this cup and will NEVER go back to anything else! I was on the verge of throwing in the towel (or rag... pun intended) but am so grateful that so much time was taken to personally address my concerns and help me find the solution that no YouTube video or blog tutorial was gonna help me with. DO NOT GIVE UP, ladies with a tilted cervix. DO NOT let the title Low Cervix turn you away. You do not have a low cervix, but the low cervix option IS FOR YOU! What other standard designed cup can offer you such individual personalization and conformity? None. Where all other cups are meant to be used in one way, and one way only, this cup breaks the mold. It's affords you the wiggle room to manipulate it for your own body, unlike anyone else's. It's MEANT to sit lower. It's MEANT not to completely pop open (creating a natural suction which helps with the shortened period time). It's rim is MEANT to be softer to conform to your shape, yet rigid enough to open and hold in place. And it's design is MEANT to be narrow on top and wider at the base, opposite of all other cups. And when they say spill proof, it's just that... SPILL PROOF :) Even on the heaviest of days. I do not need to empty it out any more than on regular or light days. I have zero experience with the teen sized cup, my daughter is 10, yet to begin her periods. When she does, I won't think twice in getting her the teen FemmyCycle! Don't waste any more time experimenting with other cups, endless research comparing all the apples. Go for the orange :)