Lily Cup
http://www.intimina.com/en/lily_cup_pd.php
Country of origin: Unsure (It is produced by a company called Intima or LELO Inc, whose head quarters are in the US)
Composition: Silicone
Sizes: 2. “A” and “B”
Dimensions: A = 40mm diameter, 77mm long. B = 42.5mm diameter, 82mm long.
Capacity: A = 20ml, B = 25ml
Stem: tube?
Measuring Lines: Unknown (no?)
Cost (RRP): A$39.95
Guarantee: ?
Been around since: 2012?
Other Details: Claims to be the only cup that can fold as thin as a tampon for insertion, and has a spine to help insertion. Has an anti-leak edge around the inside rim of the cup. Opaque pink colour – light pink for size A, and dark pink for size B.
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A menstrual cup is form of reusable menstrual protection. It is inserted into the vagina to collect menstrual fluids. Once in place it forms a seal, preventing blood flowing out of the vagina by collecting it in its “cup” shaped reservoir. Unlike a tampon which absorbs the blood along with the vagina’s natural secretions, a menstrual cup simply holds the fluids until you remove it – so they do not dry out the vagina and do not hold the TSS risk that tampons do.
They hold around 20-30ml, which is for most women will cope with a full day without emptying, and at most perhaps you would need to empty it a few times a day for a very heavy flow. A menstrual cup will last (with proper care) for around 10 years, perhaps longer, so while the initial outlay is high, it pays for itself with savings pretty quick.
This website aims to give information on all the available reusable cups, and provide the latest news. This is a sister site to www.ecomenses.com
Lelo products are actually from Sweden, though the do quite a lot of business here in the states.
Have just ordered it to have a look.
The cups are of a relatively small capacity, although they seem to be fairly big (?). Nothing to use during heavier days, I guess, and probably a bit tricky to clean.
Intimina seems to be part of a large international company with mainly sex toys, and with a presence and possibly production (?) in Asia: http://www.intimina.com/en/Who-We-Are.php
This is the first cup (size A) I bought, mainly because it looks so nice. And it really does, everything about the package and cup is very smooth.
I tried it a few times now, but I seriously start wondering if there is something wrong with the “internal” me.
When buying a cup, you need to spend time thinking about the size and shape of a body part, which doesn’t get a lot of attention in my head size wise.
So I followed the instructions and bought the little one, because I am childless 32 year old.
After some dry practicing, I think I understand the trick (although I do have some troubles with it folding open, but that seems to solve it self after a while).
But the problem is that I can feel the stem after a while, so either I wonder if I am too shallow, too weak or, too large.
I have no idea how I can find that out :/
Because I do like the idea a lot of a cup and I would like buy a new one, but they are pretty expensive and I didn’t find cups with a trial period in The Netherlands.
Any advice is welcome.
I’m afraid I can’t really give any advice – this blog is for giving information about the cups and my personal experience.
Some people are more aware of or bothered by the stems than other people are – which is why some people cut theirs off or trim them down.