Ever wondered what a menstrual cup is doing in there during use? Thanks to science, we now know where it sits: pretty close to the cervix, turns out. In this MRI scan, the cup is coloured in green, blue shows the vagina, the cervix is outlined in yellow and the uterus in orange.
ALT Side view MRI showing the gynaecological organs, with parts coloured. The cup is coloured in green, blue shows the vagina, the cervix is outlined in yellow and the uterus in orange. The cup is positioned around the cervix, its sides extending past the cervix. The entire cup is inside the vagina.