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After the nine months of trying to get pregnant, the baby community for the Bebecenter Mama Emily Raap turned to an unconventional approach. “I decided to try soft glasses and I used pregnant the moon used,” she says BC community. And while she admits that “can’t say 100% to say that he did the trick,” he plans to use them again when he tries to his other baby.

A soft glass method gets popularity among couples trying to conceive (TTC). Although they are usually applied for menstrual bleeding, these silicone cups are now sold as a way for cums to be closer to cervix, so it has a better chance to meet the egg.

But what is this technique and is it really working? Medical experts explain the truth.

What is the method of soft cup?

Let’s start with a little biological refreshment. In order to get pregnant, the sperm needs to go through your vagina to find and fertilize eggs in the thieving tube. The soft glass method is when moms use silicone or rubber devices for blocking these ITTY-BITTY swimmers within the vaginal channel after sex with hope in accelerating the process and helping them get pregnant.

These glasses can be found in drugstores and online. Many are packed as menstrual reusable glasses, but some brands, such as Frida, the market of their products specifically for support for the concept.

Will the soft method for glasses help you get pregnant?

As RAAP, a bunch of anecdotal pregnancy bills soon appear, and after using a soft cup, but the truth is, there is no guarantee that a cup has to do with it.

One mom, Alexia BrewsterHe says in the tiction that the first moon tried a soft glass, she and her partner pregnant. Pregnancy ended up in abortion, but she thinks a soft cup contributed to a positive pregnancy test, so this cycle will do it again.

But Regina Jones, another Mom Community for Bebecenter, tried soft glasses, along with several other methods discussed in TTC groups, but nothing did. “It took about two years to get pregnant, and happened after we decided quit Trying, “she shares.

“There is no much in a medical research space, so by recommending a method of soft glasses or specific glasses for glasses not possible,” says Brooke Rossi, MDSpecialist ob-gyne and fertility in Ohio.

There are only scientific evidence that the soft cup provides some benefits, and this is simply sex, the MD Sasha Hakman, DIYN, the reproductive endocrinologist in Los Angeles and the Medical Council in Los Angeles and Children’s Medicine.

Theory is similar to those who claim that specific sexual positions will help you get pregnant faster or to put your feet on the wall post-sex help you get pregnant, adds. They did not prove to work.

Is it worth trying anyway?

As long as you follow the instructions, it’s okay to try, says Dr. Hakman.

“It’s okay to use a soft glass until everything is kept out what is clean,” says, which means that the cup and fingers should be disinfected to avoid introducing bacteria into the area. And be careful not to leave a cup for longer than directing (20 to 60 minutes is the usual range). “Withholding there, out of this time frame, it is unlikely to improve your efficiency,” she adds.

In addition to the offer, the benefit is proven, leaving it within the body longer than there is a risk of infection if the device is kept for more than 12 hours, “says Layan Arachmani, Ph.D.

If you still want to try out, insert a glass in the vagina right after intercourse as you would tampon. First, turn the glass and slide it lightly in it. Further, climb it back into the border up, and the cup sits several inches under your cervical cervix. Most instructions recommend that they carry it for about an hour.

There is not much in the medical research space, so recommending a method of soft cup or specific cups for cups are not possible.

– Brooke Rossi, MD, OB-GYN and fertility specialist

As for trying to improve the chances of conception using a soft glass plus a home obsession kit like Mosie Baby, it’s wise to skip. We just don’t have enough evidence that these tools actually work, says Dr. Alrahmani.

As for trying to improve the chances of conception using a soft glass plus a home obsession kit like Mosie Baby, it’s wise to skip. We just don’t have enough evidence that these tools actually work, says Dr. Alrahmani.

Other ways to maximize your chances for pregnancy

Truth is, medical experts say you will save time and stress skipping unproven ideas.

Your best bet for pregnancy, say experts? Keep the advice that supported the science for the conception, such as monitoring this ovulation and maintaining a healthy diet and lifestyle.

“OB-GYN or a reproductive endocrinologist, can talk to you about how to optimize your fertility and decide whether additional testing or treatment is appropriate,” says Dr. Rossi.