Are you considering switching to a menstrual cup? If so, our Menstrual Cup Quiz can help you find the best cup for your body and lifestyle. The Cup Quiz is short, easy to take, and will give you personalized recommendations based on your answers!
Launched in 2016, our innovative menstrual cup quiz is the first of its kind and an industry maker that set the standard for menstrual cup education! It was developed with more than a decade of experience by working hand-in-hand with industry disruptors and thought leaders.
The Cup Quiz continues to be thoughtfully updated with new brands and the experiences and feedback from our incredible community. Answer a few questions, and you’ll be matched with a selection of cups best suited for your unique body, period experience, lifestyle, and other needs.
The Menstrual Cup Quiz
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What To Know Before You Get Started
We’ve combined our extensive menstrual cup knowledge with our Menstrual Cup Comparison Chart to create the original and most accurate menstrual cup quiz (we know, we’ve polled!) to help point you to the best menstrual cup for your body, age, history, activity level, and more. Our goal is to help you find a cup that will work for your needs the first time!
We invite you to take this easy-to-use quiz, even if you’re a cup user, but especially if you aren’t! We have included questions to address the most common complaints about period cups in the hopes that the answers will lead you to a better cup for you.
Before you take the quiz, please keep a few things in mind:
- I am not a doctor. This quiz was designed by advocates with decades of combined experience as cup users and people who have had to navigate menstruation for at least twice that. It was also developed with the consideration of countless hours spent talking with others, listening to their feedback, and learning from their experiences. This quiz was informed and designed by experience at its core. It is a sharing of peer experiences and is not medical advice.
- For the best, most accurate results, answer each question to the best of your ability and based on averages. For example, if you have one heavy day with the rest being light, I suggest selecting a medium or average flow rather than basing that answer on your heaviest or lightest day. Answering based on the more extreme portions of your period will likely result in reduced accuracy and a less-than-ideal cup. Please also remember that it’s normal to empty your period cup more often on heavier days.
- We can help! If you take the quiz and only receive a suggestion for a cup you use or have used and don’t love, join our Facebook community, and we can collectively help you troubleshoot! Our menstrual cup quiz works for most people, but bodies are complex! We have a lot of tricks up our sleeves — some we even use ourselves to make our own cups leakproof, and we would love to help you make your cup work.
What is the best menstrual cup for you?
I am often asked what the “best menstrual cup” is, and the inconvenient truth is that it is all about what works for your body and your lifestyle. I wish it were as simple as telling you my favorite cup or asking a friend what works for them, but that’s just not the case.
I may be biased, but I believe we have the best menstrual cup quiz. Our quiz was thoughtfully designed to make choosing a cup as easy as possible by giving you the confidence of knowing that the cup you’re choosing was selected based on your body, period, wants, and needs.
My best advice is to start by taking the quiz and answering each question to the best of your ability. Each answer is carefully weighted in order to calculate what cup will work best for your needs. Once completed, you will be presented with 3 to 6 cups that are similar and solely based on your answers. You can confidently choose any cup listed or fine-tune your decision by comparing your results on the menstrual cup chart or comparison tool.
If you have questions or need additional support and encouragement, join the Put A Cup In It Community on Facebook to get experiences and feedback from nearly 100k menstruators who have been right where you are.
Additional Helpful Resources:
- Looking for The Disc Quiz?
- Menstrual Cup FAQ
- Menstrual Cup Comparison Chart (With Visual Comparison Tool)
- Video: How to Measure Your Cervix
- Video: Cup Folding Techniques
- Video: Cups for Heavy Flow
- Video: How to Find Your Goldilocks Cup
- Video: 4 Tips for Perfecting the Fit of Your Cup
- Video: How to Pick Your Size
- Video: How to Insert
- Video: How to Remove
- Video: Troubleshooting Cup Leaks
Last but not least, I am always open to suggestions for future edits based on your experiences. Please feel free to drop me your thoughts by emailing me at amanda@putacupinit.com
The menstrual cup quiz, along with all of our other resources, are projects that I care deeply about. They have helped countless people find their ideal period cup (and other period products) and successfully switch from Day 1. They have also helped current users improve their experience by pairing them with a cup or product better suited for their needs and anatomy.
While we have affiliate relationships with most brands featured, it does not impact what cups and brands are included in your results. Each product is selected based on how well it fits strict criteria for fit, quality, and accessibility. If you decide to purchase using one of our links, we may receive a small percentage, and we thank you!
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I’ve been trying to use menstrual cups off and on for a year now and can’t seem to find one that doesn’t leak. The quiz suggested a Diva Cup, Lena, and Super Jenny (all large/size 2) and I while I’m certain that the cup is opening, they all leak, A LOT. I’ve never actually seen anything accumulate in the cup, just along the sides. (i’m over 35, baby via c-section, high cervix, regular/medium flow, no allergies). I’ve read all the my cup is leaking tips I can find and can’t find a solution. Help!
Before I had gotten a cup I tried this test …it said a ruby cup would be best…after I had gotten a juju cup I tried this test again but now my answers were different…I still got told ruby …even the other cups that are recommended in the paragraph below your answer…has never said juju for me …so I tried a number of combinations of different answers and every time it’s always the same 5-6 cups that comes up …..how come?
On my mac (chrome and safari) the quizz is stuck at question 4. There is no “next” button to go on to the next question :/
There isn’t a next button …you tuck all that apples to you and then on the last one you ticked ..that box will light up and sill then have a “submit” button
*tick all that applies* …
I took the quiz… just to see. Turns out it’s pretty accurate. I’ve tried a few cups and I have a favourite. Turns out the si-bell cup is my ideal cup and it’s my go to cup, I love it! Completely changed my life 🙂
Same here! Love love love my SiBell cup.
Hi! I took your quiz and it suggested I use either the Lena sensitive or the si-bel large. I am currently a cup user and will have to still wear a panty liner even though my cup is not full I still get leaking. Your quiz did not ask any questions about this, so I wanted to make sure one of these cups would fix the problem. Thank you for your time. Laura
Laura, do you have a guess as to why you’re leaking? It took me asking my doctor questions regarding where my cervix is, etc. I had been using the cup for months prior to seeing my doctor. I thought I had the right placement & a good seal. Like you, I also had leakage even when the cup wasn’t full. (Sometimes it wasn’t even close to being full.) I found out that not only was my cervix very high, but it also tilted at a certain angle. (After 25+ years of paps, etc. & having children, not a single doctor has ever told me this.) Once I heard this, I realized that the cup wasn’t sealed at all with the cervix, it was just sort of sitting in my canal. It was working fine for the most part with the exception of the leaks. Once I figured out where my cervix is and the angle it tilted, I have had zero leaks. So my suggestion would be to to ask your doctor the next time you have a pap where your cervix is and if it’s tilted, etc.
I have a similar problem & I think its because my cervix sits farther inside the cup and there is less room than their should be. Not sure how to solve it but that may be another reason for the leaking.
Is there a good recommendation for someone who has uterine fibroids that are outside of the uterus? I’ve been looking around, and there’s very little info out there for anyone with this condition. The most I have seen is an acknowledgement that fibroids within the uterus may cause heavier flow (true); but nothing mentioned out the kind that grow outside the uterus. These can press on the wall of the vagina or on other organs, which I would think might impact cup comfort?
Danielle, I found this article that may or may not help. http://ask4ufe.com/will-menstrual-cup-work-fibroids/
Personally, I’ve been using a cup for about 8 months. It took me about 4 cycles before I got it right (no leaks) and to learn (by feel) where exactly the cup should be (comfortably). I don’t know if you do or don’t have any fibroids on your cervix (I don’t), but I think would also make finding the exact placement of the cup more difficult. My suggestion would be to take the quiz and purchase the top 2 cups they recommend. I did so, trying each one for a cycle or 2. I went with the one that felt more comfortable and had little to no leakage.
**This is for anyone reading who’s thinking about trying the cup or those who continue to leak. As I said before, it took me approximately 4 cycles (& talking with my doctor) to figure out exactly where it needs to be. It was waaay higher in me than I thought. If you go by the feel of when using a tampon (where it stops b/c of resistance), which is what I was doing originally, you’re actually not getting the seal needed on your cervix. (I asked my doctor and was told I have a high cervix that faces towards my back, not downward.) That’s when I realized I was not going high enough. I was stopping where a tampon meets resistance. As I went higher, that’s when I knew I had a seal on my cervix. One way I know I have it correct is that one I’ve inserted the cup, I can jiggle the “tag/tail” on the bottom of the cup. If the cup isn’t shifting out of placement & you feel the jiggling is moving something deep inside of you (nothing major or painful), then you’ve got. Another way you can verify correct placement (& that the cup & your cervix are sealed) would be to tug on the “tag/tail”. If it isn’t pulling out, they are sealed.
Hope this helped!
Hi,
I have the same issue, high cervix, retro-uterus and prolapse bladder. I am having such a difficult time getting a seal and my cup falls out. This is my second cycle trying a cup and I want to love it but I have tried so many times to insert the cup deep enough that I’m pretty sure I scratch the inside of my vagina.
I will try a couple more cycles before giving up.
I welcome any tips from anyone with a retro and prolapse. Thanks!
After I had a baby, I wasn’t loving my size 2 divacup like I loved my size 1. This year suggested a Lena Cup and I was stoked. They have the pretty turquoise cup I’ve been wanting! Just finished my first day with Lena and I am in love! Fits like a glove and none of the issues I was having with the Diva. Thank you for the awesome quiz!
I’ve tried my Pinkcup (South African brand) for about 4 cycles now and it’s leaking every single time! Its not a lot, but its still leaking. Its so frustrating because I just want it to work. Im 24 years old and a very active scuba diver. I’ve 0 children. I’ve discovered that I have a normal cervix (maybe a little high cervix as I’m able to touch it with a little bit of effort). It open properly (I make sure of this) and I’ve inserted it on every angle possible. My flow is normal. Please please please help…
Thank you!
I was so excited to do this quiz, and I bought (and tried) a Super Jennie as my recommended cup. I’d used a Diva Cup for years, but having experienced changes since I started (heavier periods since going off the pill, more sensitive after surgery following ectopic pregnancy), I thought this would be a good opportunity to try out a new cup.
Unfortunately, my experience with the Super Jennie is even worse – difficult to get it to pop open and seal properly upon insertion, and *really* difficult to reach and to remove! I actually think the softness of the cup might be the challenge – comfy while wearing it, but tricky getting it in and out. When I retook the quiz, though, it recommended it to me again… help! Any other advice?