RuthuPrema

About Us

Our Work

In a joint collaboration between the municipality and the Zilla Parishad of Siddipet district in Telangana, the district administration has launched a novel programme titled Ruthu Prema, translated Happy Periods.
The intervention aims to minimize menstrual waste and at the same time promote healthy and sustainable Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) practices among adolescent girls and women, both in the rural and urban areas of the district.
Women were given menstrual cups and young age girls got cloth pads free of cost.

Menstrual Cup Distribution

Women in awareness campaign

Total Cup's distributed

Total Cloth Pads distributed

Age Group - Total Beneficiaries

Mandals - Total Beneficiaries

Activities

Activities under Ruthu Prema

IEC campaign launched around 'Ruthu Prema' for menstrual cup and cloth pad accessibility. YouTube Channel (@ruthupremasiddipet7840) featuring sustainable menstruation videos. Narayanraopet Mandal declared first to achieve 100% zero waste sustainable menstruation.
Ruthu Prema Pracharana Ratham for subsidized menstrual products. Ruthu Prema Health Society formed under Societies Registration Act, 2001.
Awareness meetings held, 53,067 menstrual cups, 12,358 cloth pads distributed free. Sanitary napkin vending at Siddipet Bus stand for sustainable MHM.
Campaign to avoid plastic pads, education for girls, free cloth pads in government hostels/schools. SETWIN developed in-house capacity for cloth pad production and quality certification.
Awareness sessions for 7,000+ school girls and young women to switch to cloth pads. 7,300+ girls provided with free cloth pads. Campus ambassadors spread safe MHM message in educational institutions.

How to Use?

You can also read about the pros and cons of switching to a menstrual cup, and find out how it compares to pads and tampons.

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Wearing a menstrual cup

One of the benefits of using a menstrual cup is that you can use it for up to 12 hours at a time, so once inserted you can leave your cup in all day and night.

Inserting a Menstrual Cup

Insert the folded menstrual cup and once the entire cup (and stem) is inside of you, remove your fingers and let it open up. Comparing to a tampon, the menstrual cup should be placed lower in the vaginal canal.

Removing a menstrual cup

When removing your menstrual cup, pull slightly on the stem until you can reach the base. Give the base of the cup a gentle pinch (or insert your index finger alongside it) to release the suction seal and ease it out.

Tips for first time Cup Users

Here are all our best tips and tricks for beginners.

Read the instructions thoroughly +

It might seem obvious, but reading the instructions inside the cup's packaging is an important step. Many of us get so excited to try it out, that we forget all about the instructions and jump right in without fully knowing what to do.

Wear a pantyliner until you feel comfortable +

Until you feel 100% comfortable with your menstrual cup, you might want to wear a pantyliner so you don’t have to worry about leaking.

Try to locate your cervix +

We all have differently positioned cervixes and the cup should be placed below the cervix, if not, it will most likely leak. Try to locate your cervix with your finger, you should feel for a slightly firmer area of tissue and position your cup under it.

Trim the stem of the cup +

If you can feel the stem and find it uncomfortable after using the cup a couple of times, you can cut it shorter. However, do not trim the stem while the menstrual cup is inserted!

practice before your period +

No one expects you to be an instant menstrual cup expert, so we recommend practicing inserting and removing your cup before you get your period.

Use lubrication +

You can use water or a water-based lubricant to make insertion easier.