Ergonomic Design of Freedom Cups 自由杯的人体工程学设计

Stem of Freedom Cup.
自由杯的杆子。

At first I was skeptical about the short stem of Freedom Cups. When I was doing my online research of menstrual cups, I saw most of them have longer stem. I feel it is easier to remove a cup with longer stem.
起初我对自由杯的短杆持怀疑态度。 当我在做月经杯的在线研究时，我发现它们大多数都有较长的杆子。 我觉得长杆子的杯子比较容易移除。

Since I have decided to purchase from Freedom Cups which donates a cup to underprivileged community by selling a cup, I convinced myself that the stem should be "long enough" for me to hold and remove it.
由于我已决定购买自由杯，并通过买一赠一，响应向贫困社区捐赠杯子，我确信自由杯的杆子应该“够长”，让我可以抓住它并顺利从体内移除杯子。

In my previous article, my cup "pop" opened when I pushed it further inside. I did have challenge finding the stem at first. Without panic, I followed instruction booklet: Push down gently using pelvic floor muscles. Gently pull the stem until you can firmly grip the base of the cup. Pinch the base of the cup to release the vacuum seal. But, how to push down using pelvic floor muscles? My online research done before did its part now. The technique is as if you are pushing a baby out gently or "laying an egg". By doing so, I can quickly feel the stem easily as the cup has been pushed down quite a lot. Then, I managed to remove it within seconds.
在我之前的文章中，当我把杯子更深地推进体内时，我的杯子“噗”一声打开了。 起初我确实遇到挑战。 在完全没有恐慌的情形下，我遵循指导手册：轻轻地用盆底肌肉向下推。 轻轻拉动杆子，直到可以牢牢抓住杯子的底部。 捏住杯子的底部以释放真空密封。 但是，我该如何使用盆底肌肉呢？ 我之前所完成的在线研究现在可以发挥作用了。 这种技巧就好像你在轻轻地推出一个婴儿或“生下一枚鸡蛋”。 通过这样的动作，我可以很容易地感觉到杆子，因为杯子已经被推下了很多。 然后，我在几秒钟内就将其移除。

I studied the stem and realised that it is cleverly designed. It is only seven millimeter long. The "waist" in the middle enable you to hold the stem with two fingers, while the bulging bottom stops your fingers from sliding off. The stem should not stick out or poking you since it is short and has rounded end.
我研究了那杆子，并意识到它的设计很巧妙。 它只有七毫米长。 其中间的“腰部”使您可以用两根手指握杆子，而鼓出的底部可以防止手指滑开。杆子不应该“伸出”体外或戳你，因为它很短并且底部是圆形的。

Overall, I can feel the quality of the silicone is great, it is thick meanwhile elastic enough for us to shape it.
总的来说，我可以感觉到硅胶的质量非常好，有厚度，却又柔软得足以让我们折叠它。

Since I was trying it first without having my menses, I can only share with you how good Freedom Cup is in capturing my fluid up to minimum ten hours and prevents leakage in my next cycle. Stay tuned.
既然我是在还没有来经的情况下尝试它，我只能在下一个生理期与你分享自由杯能否容纳“液体”长达至少十小时，并防止泄漏。 敬请关注。

Menstrual cups with longer stem. Picture from https://menstrualcups.wordpress.com/2008/07/10/cup-images/.
拥有较长杆子的月经杯。 图片取自Picture from https://menstrualcups.wordpress.com/2008/07/10/cup-images/。