Which one for you?

Criteria

Criteria of the menstrual cups

Brand (over 20 brands)
Size (1 to 4 sizes)
Colour (up to 10 colours, depending on the producers)

Main personal criteria

Strength of your flow
Vaginal birth/c-section/no pregnancy
The fitness of your pelvic floor
Your age

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Each brand tested by Afriska.ch has its own gallery and detailled informations.
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Current models

Current models of menstrual cups which are presented on Afriska.ch.
Order from smallest to largest capacity (up to the holes).

Old and current

Old and current models which are presented on Afriska.ch.
Please note that certain models in these photos are earlier versions (eg MeLunas), some are still missing (eg SI-BELL), and some are not (yet) presented on Afriska.ch (eg Naturcup, Iriscup, ...).

Classification after criteria

Small sizes

Young age (about 25 years and under)
Virgin
Small stature/tight vagina
Pelvic floor muscles very fit
No pregnancy
No C-section
No vaginal birth
Regular sports that's good for the pelvic floor (eg yoga or Pilates)
Light to medium blood flow (a large tampon will easily last over 4 hours)

Big sizes

Older age (25 years and over)
"Wide" vagina
Pregnancy
C-section
Vaginal birth
Pelvic floor muscles is not so fit (eg mild incontinence)
Heavy flow (a large tampon won't last more than 4 hours)

Heavy flow

With a heavy flow it's recommended to choose a model with a large capacity.
The decisive factor is the strongest day of your menstrual period.
Heavy blood flow: if you have to change a large tampon at the latest after 4 hours.
Order of the gallery, from the smallest to the largest capacity.

For teenagers

For teenagers and young women who have never had sexual intercourse it's recommended to use a small model.
The use of a menstrual cup can injure the hymen. It is advisable to try with a lot of patience and not to try to force anything.
Lube at the vaginal opening may be helpful.

Stems

Stem - round + hollow: LadyCup, Mooncup, Yuuki, DivaCup, Keeper, Moon Cup (USA)
Stem - round: MeLuna, Femmecup, SI-BELL
Stem - flat: Lunette, Fleurcup, Miacup
Ball: MeLuna
Ring: MeLuna
Nothing at all: MeLuna

Benefits

Stem not hollow: easier to clean
Stem grooved/dimpled/spirals: easier to grasp
Nothing at all: nice and smooth finish, if you'd cut the stem anyway

More criteria

Is it easy to clean?
The menstrual cups with no inscription on the inside are the easiest to clean:
Lunette, MeLuna, Fleurcup, LadyCup, Yuuki, Miacup

Does it unfold easily?
The most unfold well. However, there are a few models where it's slightly more difficult:
LadyCup, Yuuki, DivaCup, SI-BELL

Color
The color of your menstrual cup is a purely esthetic aspect and should not be the main criteria. But once you've chosen the right brand and size for you, why not choose the one you like best!
Colored menstrual cups:
Lunette, MeLuna, Fleurcup, LadyCup, Miacup

Price
Prices vary greatly, depending on which brand you buy and where. It is worthwhile to compare a bit. On the other hand, you will save money anyway after a few months and the most important thing is that you buy to match your needs.

Environmental awareness
The producers protect the environment already coming up with a reusable product. However some of them have thought the matter through more than oterhs: recycled cardboard and paper, environmentally friendly inks for packaging and flyers, organic cotton bag for storage, ...

Ethics
The Keeper company (USA) produced the first Keeper of rubber. Then a company (Mooncup Ltd. - UK) produced the Mooncup made of silicone but didn't declare the name. Later the Keeper company (USA) produced a silicone menstrual cup named Moon Cup, too (but spelled in two words) ... and declared the name. This leads to great confusion among consumers, who often are not sure which product they have ordered. The reasons are not clear why the Keeper company chose the same name.
There's nothing actually wrong with the product itself but I personally find the behavior of the Keeper Company questionable.

Statistics

Average flow

Average cycle: 30-60ml blood.
Besides bleeding comes up to 1 / 3 of mucus.
Heavy flow: from 80ml blood.
Extremely heavy flow: up to 200ml of blood.
When your flow exceeds 80ml per cycle it is advisable to talk to the gynecologist. For some women the iron reserves may suffer greatly.

Capacity (up to the holes)

12,00 ml - LadyCup S
12,00 ml - Keeper B
12,00 ml - Moon Cup B (USA)
13,00 ml - Femmecup -
13,50 ml - Mooncup B (UK)
14,00 ml - Naturcup 0
15,00 ml - MeLuna S
15,00 ml - Mooncup A (UK)
16,50 ml - JuJu 1
16,50 ml - Shecup
17,50 ml - MeLuna M
19,50 ml - Naturcup 1
20,00 ml - Yuuki 1
20,00 ml - Lunette 1
20,50 ml - Fleurcup small
21,00 ml - LadyCup L
21,50 ml - Miacup 1
21,50 ml - SI-BELL S
22,50 ml - MeLuna L
23,50 ml - DivaCup 1
24,00 ml - CupLee L
24,50 ml - Miacup 2
25,00 ml - Naturcup 2
26,00 ml - Lunette 2
26,50 ml - JuJu 2
28,00 ml - MeLuna XL
28,50 ml - DivaCup 2
28,50 ml - NaturalMamma
30,00 ml - Fleurcup big
30,00 ml - SI-BELL L
32,50 ml - Yuuki 2

Note

To arrange the menstrual cups according to the capacity seemed most appropriate since it is a main argument for the choice of model with a heavy flow.
It is technically difficult to make a precise ml declaration. Therefore I have taken particular care to observe the correct order when I compare the models directly with each other.

Country and year of first production

1987 - Keeper (USA)
2003 - DivaCup (Canada)
2004 - Mooncup (UK)
2005 - Lunette (Finnland)
2006 - Moon Cup (Keeper, USA)
2007 - Femmecup (UK)
2008 - Miacup (South Africa)
2008 - LadyCup (Tchec Republic)
2009 - MeLuna (Germany)
2009 - Yuuki (Tchec Republic)
2009 - Fleurcup (France)
2010 - Mpower (South Africa)
2010 - Naturcup (Spain)
2010 - Shecup (India)
2011 - CupLee (Russia)
2011 - Iriscup (Spain)
2011 - MissCup (Brazil)
2011 - MiaLuna (Chile)
2011 - SI-BELL (Italy)
2011 - JuJu (Australia)
2011 - NaturalMamma (Italy)
2012 - Copita Menstrual (Chile)
2012 - Ruby Cup (Kenya)
? - Green Donna (Brazil)
? - Hygina/Alicia (India)