By far Put A Cup In It’s most popular resource is our Menstrual Cup Quiz. The original quiz was developed by our team based on our experiences with numerous cups and feedback from cup users we have talked with over the years. The purpose of our quiz is to simplify the process of choosing a menstrual cup for a beginner — it also happens to be fun for beginners and experienced users.
First debuted in February 2016, our quiz has now been taken more than 170,000 times and has been translated into Korean and Spanish (so far). While nothing is perfect, we have seen an overwhelmingly positive response to the quiz and its results. That said, we have always been open to feedback and due to that, alongside new cups being brought to the market, we decided that it was time to take a fresh look at the quiz results and questions for improvements.
Before taking on this task (which is no small feat!) we polled menstrual cup users and experts about their experiences taking the quiz to see how their results lined up with the cups they have tried. While these numbers are encouraging, we expect that the tweaks we have made will only work to improve them further!
Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes!
We have recalibrated the quiz to better reflect the needs of the quiz takers – most notably with regards to cervical height, bladder pressure, cramping, and vaginal swelling based on the helpful feedback we received.
Our most common result has been divided and further refined into two answers! One lists average length & firmness cups that lean toward being a bit firmer, while the other lists average length & firmness cups that lean toward being a bit softer. The differences are subtle but there are some cups we generally consider “average” because they aren’t truly firm or soft enough to be consider “very soft” or “very firm.”
It may be a little confusing but we’ve got this. This small distinction will be very helpful to anyone who falls into the “average” category. While we have made some other tweaks, most of our other quiz results are already finely tailored enough for anyone who needs their specific attributes. Lastly, we have also finetuned the weight of all of our questions to make sure their answers lead them to the cup that best reflects their results.
Additional Quiz Feedback
Some of the feedback we received suggested we ask more questions that would change the intent and simplicity of the quiz. The fact is that very experienced cup users may have fun taking this quiz, but they will also likely know their body better than our quiz will ever ask. It can still be useful, but our quiz, at its core, is meant to help new cup users find a cup that will work for them so that they have confidence in making that first purchase (which can be a huge hurdle!)
It’s also true that many cup users will find their perfect cup on the second time around. Those who only try 1 cup often find one that works well enough but will realize later on that their body would respond better to one that is either firmer or softer, longer or shorter, with a rim or without, less tapered or more so, etc etc. Our quiz is a great starting point that guides users to a cup that is very likely going to work well (even if it isn’t their “Goldilocks”) and get them started on this amazing, lifechanging journey.
Take The Updated Quiz!
If you get a new result, don’t fret! As we mentioned, most received a result that will work for them. This update should just help fine tune that even further.
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I would love to try to take your cup quiz. but no matter the browser or device I have tried, I still cannot access it. Help?
For people using the Chrome browser on their computer and having trouble loading the quiz, try changing your cookie settings:
Have a look at the address bar up top and you should see a cookie icon with a cross next to it in there. Click this, and it’ll take you to your cookie settings. Unselect ‘Block third party cookies’, and make sure that the top option (‘allow sites to save and read cookie data’) is selected. (It should be selected already.) Then go to your tab with the quiz on and refresh the page, and it should work!
When you’re done, go back to the cookie settings tab and pop your settings back to how you found them (or don’t, if you find targeted ads useful and not creepy)
For people using other browsers, changing your cookie settings to allow third party cookies and let sites collect data should work too.
I haven’t tried this on the android/ios chrome app, but in theory changing your cookie settings on there should work as well.
If you have super aggressive antitrackers/adblock and this didn’t work, try the same steps in incognito mode.
Hopefully that helped! 🙂
Hi. First time cup user. Took the quiz and ended up with a Saalt soft cup. I love the idea and hope with time it’ll go better than it’s going right now. It’s a little painful getting it in, though this morning attempt in the shower went better than the last time. However, my biggest problem is getting the cup out. I’ve tried your techniques and it took me 15 minutes longer than I have time for and it HURT. I’d really love to keep using this, so any suggestions or tricks? Any cups that are especially easy to get out for first time users?
So I took the quiz before, being very interested in becoming a cup user. I was recommended the saalt soft. For the most part I like it but the tip is too short and I’m having a very hard time getting it out. I just went through a trauma moment where it wouldn’t come out for a day. I got it out thought I need to get a different size and since I’m more educated on the topic I thought I got this. The test gave me the same results so now I’m confused.
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You know so much its almost hard to argue with you (not
that I personally would want to…HaHa). You certainly put a brand new spin on a
subject that’s been written about for decades.
Great stuff, just wonderful!
I hoped your new quiz would have an option for pre-teens who haven’t had their period yet – I am wondering what cup to get my daughter as a starter cup, along with pads – to see what she likes. Since I can’t answer the flow question I am not sure how to do the quiz. Would be great if there was an answer for the flow question that states, “I don’t know yet, I haven’t started having periods but want to try a cup when I start.” So what is the easiest, best cup for young girls just starting out?
Hi, I wonder if there is anything wrong with the quiz cause I don’t see it and can’t do it. I saw the quiz at the first times and just tried it, it still worked at that time. However, I couldn’t do it now.
My browers won’t let me open the quiz I’ve gone into my settings to unblock everything an it still won’t work.
I had been fighting with the original cup I bought for almost 9 months. Then I took your quiz, ordered the suggested cup and I feel like my whole life has been transformed. It took two tries to get it right, but then it was totally right and I wore it for 12 hours and it was easy to take out (a combination of things I’d never had with my old cup). Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!