, it's not for everyone. Enter nixit – a reusable, disc-style menstrual cup. Alongside being suction-free, the disc is designed to be soft and flexible. Although it may be small, the disc is mighty, holding up to 70ml of flow (around 4 super plus tampons worth). People are becoming more familiar with discs these days – we even tried a different brand out for ourselves here at Metro.co.uk – but according to nixit, there are still a lot of misconceptions around how they work. So how exactly does it stay in place? Well, nixit provides 12-hour protection and allows users to engage in period sex due to its 'unique vaginal fornix placement'. Brace yourself, you're about to learn about another part of the vagina you may not have heard of. As Rachael Newton, founder of nixit explains: 'nixit is a play on words for fornix, which is above the vaginal canal where most other period products sit. 'Our cup uses one's natural anatomy to stay in place instead of relying on suction to create a seal. Most users cannot feel the cup in use because there are fewer nerve endings in the fornix.' Because of where it sits, you can still have penetrative sex without the disc being moved – or enjoy non-penetrative sex without the worry of leakage. We're also big fans of nixit's design choices – the brand is aiming to normalise periods for all 1.8 billion bodies who menstruate by avoiding the use of gendered branding commonly seen with flowers, hearts, and shades of){kind=link}
NEWS… BUT NOT AS YOU KNOW IT
When it comes to managing our periods, we’re fortunate to live in a time where everything from reusable period underwear to CBD tampons are available.
Among the many options available, you can now go for a menstrual ‘disc’ – a style of menstrual cup that you can wear during your period.
The best bit? You can even have ‘mess-free’ sex with it in.
While some of us are happy to throw down a towel and have a bloody good time when it comes to period sex (there are tonnes of benefits to having orgasms while you’re menstruating, after all), it’s not for everyone.