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
Looking for The Disc Quiz? Click here.
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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!
277 Responses
I’m a teen looking into choosing a first menstrual cup. I’m a swimmer, but ever since I got my period and had to use tampons I kinda stopped. Tampons are uncomfortable for me and give me terrible cramps and headaches, and also puts pressure on my urethra which makes it hard to pee (but I was able to get a regular tampon in first/second try). I’m pretty sensitive, but want to use the cup for swimming and possibly make a complete switch. I believe I have a fairly average height cervix. With the quiz here and other resources, I have narrowed it down to these three possibilities: Lena Sensitive Small, Lena Small, or the small Diva cup. My main concern is what firmness will work for me, as my activities point to firmer, but my sensitivity points to softer.
Where’s the quiz? I have clicked on a ton of sales ads that say start here. No quiz anywhere
Same here! I was looking for it too and I wasn’t sure if I was the only one.
If you are on certain browsers or devices that don’t have java or cookies enabled it won’t show.
I can’t see the quiz on my phone or on my computer. Which browsers/devices actually work?
I had a Dilation and Evacuation abortion 7 years ago. I want to purchase a menstrual cup but would like to know if this factor would change the size of cup I would use?
I have not been able to wear tampons for years, they cause abdominal pain and sometimes headaches. I am wondering if anyone has any experience with this, if they were able to use a cup or if they had the same issue.
We have heard this from others. If you don’t get a reply here I would join our group on Facebook and ask there. vag.life/cupnation
I’ve tried multiple times to take this quiz and every time I get stuck on one of the questions. It appears as though it has accepted my answer but then the space where the quiz is turns white and says Result: (insert title of question just answered) with links to share on facebook, twitter etc. but won’t go to the next question.
I’ve tried it on Firefox, Chrome, and Explorer all with the same result. I’m wondering if it’s my settings on my computer maybe? I also tried it on my phone (samsung galaxy) and was unable to load it at all. I was so excited to try this quiz too! I’m so bummed.
Took the quiz and got Fleur cup large and Lena cup sensitive large. I do own Lena cup sensitive large after few tries of different cups – i wish i knew about your quiz lot sooner, like an year and half sooner!!!! But sadly enough it leaks when I lay down or doing cruches! I need my cup to be “water tight” so I can be a fit mama for my babies in order to teach them how to be fit and healthy no matter what. Any suggestions? I will watch yoUr youtube videos so I can get more out of my Lena.
Where’s the quiz? I don’t see it anywhere on this page (either a quiz or a link to one). I’ve tried two different browsers…
Whew! Okay, I was able to see and complete the quiz on Safari. You might want to try a different format or warning? I have a lot of script, adware, cookie, and privacy protections on my Firefox, on Brave the adblock is built in so I’m uncertain the trigger for browsers hiding the quiz. I never use Safari except in cases like this where full permissions are needed for some reason or other, but it’s generally for tracking purposes. Boo. (I come across this a lot with sites I have to use for schoolwork).
Anyway – I purchased a Diva Cup 2 many years ago based on recommendations because I was over 30 yet not given birth. What terrible advice. Needless to say, my experience was messy and short. I am so happy to see that there’s a plethora of choices now, and your website and other women for resources to help find the right one without having to purchase them all. And the trial and error! Oof. I mean, I wanna leave the house!
Everyone, thank you so much!
hi, i’ve done the quiz but the cups are too expensive… it will be good in another version of the quizz to ask how much money we can get in (sorry for my English, I’m french)
try a super cheap one on ebay or what ever,… just to see how you can handle cups generally, then (once you love them, 😉 ) you wont mind the expense… and you will know what works for you, so you wont make a mistake 🙂 (i think cervix hight and how heavy your flow is are the most important things) … check the PACII long comparison list too
failing that…. there is swap groups where you can buy ans sell cups that didnt work for you!!! PACII has one on FB, but its mostly USA ppl selling mostly to USA only… some ppl whip world wide tho…
I have a cup, no name brand but it’s a large bell shape, soft silicone. Sometimes it works great and when it is in, its comfortable but… I almost always have a hard time getting it to open. The C fold never opens, I have found the punch fold the easiest but it’s still a task. I always make sure it is suctioned but blood almost always runs down the left side, most of it is in the cup but it’s enough to leak pretty good sometimes, especially at night (note: the cup is not full) but it’s a mess and frustrating. I have done all the research which points to cervix location, which my cervix is right in the center at normal height. I have tried pointing it to left and to the right, doesn’t seem to make difference. I think its possible it’s coming unsuctioned while I’m wearing it, is that a possibility? Should I try a straighter, longer cup? Do firmer cups open up and stay open easier? Also, the little air holes get clogged, could that be the problem?? I dont have the budget to try a bunch of different cups, if the cup is the problem, I am willing to purchase one other and if it doesn’t work out, I’m turning back so I want to do the best I can to find my goldilocks. Do you think it’s the cup? Am I doing something wrong? I really want to make this work. Also, this is my third cycle with this cup, same problem each time. Thanks for any feedback 🙂
You may want to join our group and ask this question to our members to get insight. vag.life/cupnation
Thanks so much, I love your site! I was using a Diva cup 1 before I had my baby. I just tried the Diva cup 2 based on the information on your quiz since my Diva 1 was sliding down. Unfortunately it is sliding down too! I have tried trimming the stem and turning it inside out. It is so uncomfortable! I see that the Super Jennie Size 2 is slightly wider, but only by .4. Do you think that will make a difference? Or is there a wider one than the Super Jennie Size 2? (Why the heck am I so wide down there? Poor hubby, must be like throwing a hotdog down a hallway!) Just don’t want to spend too much more money!