Surprising Benefits Of A Menstrual Cup (The First One Might Shock You)

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Removing the taboo around menstrual sex

I can personally say that, as a woman, my concern around having period sex is that it will freak my partner out. I don’t even take my own desires into consideration. But this study looked at over 100 women and 12 men, evaluating their feelings around menstrual sex. The women broke down into groups: virgins, had never tried menstrual sex, had tried it and didn’t like it, and happily have it. The happily have it group ended up being the biggest. But what’s more surprising is that, of the small sample of men surveyed, nine of them said they have menstrual sex with their partners. The three that didn’t? They were virgins. In other words, all the sexually active men had no problem with it and saw it as a normal part of being in an intimate relationship. So, if it’s just you holding you back, maybe using a cup can make you feel less insecure about sex on your period. It turns out that a number of men might not even care.

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