Auto-Dumping Menstrual Discs Explained

There is a unique phenomenon that happens to some (not all) people who use menstrual discs called "auto-dumping." This refers to when the wearer goes to the bathroom and they find that the disc releases some of the blood into the toilet, as if on cue. The combo of sitting on the toilet and the force of urinating or defecating can displace the disc for a moment, enough that some of the contents are released.

Don't worry, this doesn't seem to happen at other moments (certainly hasn't for me!) and this auto-dump feature is actually a selling point for those with a heavy flow! It's one of the reason's I've become a menstrual disc convert.

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Start 00:00
Intro 00:13
What is a Menstrual Disc? 00:21
Auto-Dumping Menstrual Disc 00:50
Menstrual Disc versus Menstrual Cup 01:58
How to Insert a Menstrual Disc 02:18
How Auto-Dumping Menstrual Discs Occur 03:00
Self-Emptying Menstrual Disc vs Valve Menstrual Cups 04:37
How Auto-Dumping makes removal of Menstrual Discs less messy 06:12
Why Auto-Dumping won't work for everyone 07:45
Menstrual Discs are Not Contraceptives [diaphragms] 08:12
You can have period sex with a Menstrual Disc in 09:00
Outro 09:34