I switched to a cup about a year ago to avoid having to change tampons/pads frequently during work (I was a preschool teacher and it wasn’t always easy to take find a person to fill in while you took a break to run to the restroom)

Anyway, I was recently talking to a coworker about how I wished our work bathroom had one of the handicap stalls with a sink for rinsing the cup because I don’t love having to use wipes a few times every day - she was shocked that I was needing to empty it that often

So, just out of curiosity, I kept track of the menstrual fluid lost during this last cycle and it was 279 mL... I know that not all of it is blood because of other fluids and tissue but I’m just trying to figure out if that is an amount I should talk to my doctor about.

I was diagnosed with anemia a few months ago and my dr asked if I had heavy periods - and I didn’t think I did because this is how it’s always been for me... but now I’m wondering if I gave her the wrong answer