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In conjunction with International Menstrual Day on October 19, Survey of menstrual cup users conducted on October 19, International Menstrual Period Day More than 80% of the respondents answered that menstrual cups are "absolutely necessary" during menstruation!

ピップ株式会社

Pip Corporation (Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture; President: Yoshiharu Matsuura), which markets the O:ca menstrual care brand, a line of easy-to-understand, comfortable-to-use items that turn today's depression into something positive, conducted a survey of menstrual cup users on October 19, International Menstrual Day. The survey was conducted on October 19, International Menstrual Period Day.



What are the most common situations in which menstrual cups are used?

Many users use menstrual cups on days when they have a lot of blood and on normal days, and it seems that they use menstrual cups on a daily basis, not for temporary use such as for sports or swimming pools.


What are the scenes of use of menstrual cups?


■What are the advantages of using a menstrual cup?

No. 1 Eliminates the worry of dampness, No. 2 Freedom from the stiffness of sanitary napkins, No. 3 Eliminates the smell, and No. 4 Eliminates the worry of leakage.


What are the advantages of using a menstrual cup?


■What do menstrual cups mean to menstrual cup users?

The result shows that 84.4% of the users think that menstrual cups are absolutely necessary during menstruation, and although many of them feel that menstrual cups are a hurdle to overcome before using them, it seems that once they use them, they cannot live without them.


What kind of existence do menstrual cup users think menstrual cups have?


Outline of the survey

Subjects of the survey: 281 women aged 20-49 nationwide who use menstrual cups.

Survey period: October 4, 2023 - October 10, 2023

Survey method: Internet survey



O:ca Lineup

Product name : O:ca Slim Cup (general medical device)

Reference price: 3,278 yen (including tax)

Product details: https://oca-fem.com/cup/


Oka Slim Cup


Product Name : Oca Absorbent Sanitary Panties M/L

Reference retail price: 2,178 yen (tax included)

Product Details: https://oca-fem.com/shorts/


Oka Absorbent Sanitary Panties


O:ca official Instagram

Provides information on how to use menstrual cups and gift campaign information!

https://www.instagram.com/oca_fem/


The FemTec project team of Pip Corporation is working with partner companies to develop products that support women in various stages of their lives.



Contact for inquiries about the products

Oka Slim Cup: intervia Corporation TEL: 0570-055-517

Oka Absorbent Sanitary Panties: Daiichibo Corporation TEL: 0120-733-521



Company Profile

Company name: Pip Corporation

Representative: Yuji Matsuura, President and Representative Director

Location: 1-36, Nojinbashi 2-chome, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka

Business Description: Medical hygiene products, health foods, baby care products, health care products, and daily sundries,

     Wholesale of pharmaceuticals, quasi-drugs, medical equipment, etc.

     Manufacturing and sales of self-developed products.