FLEX Product Information and Latest Updates (2025)

FLEX

Maker

Hey everyone, I'm Lauren, founder and ceo at FLEX. FLEX is a new single-use product called a menstrual disc. It’s shaped somewhat like a diaphragm with a flexible outer ring and a soft, collapsible center. It’s worn inside the vaginal fornix (located around the cervix) to catch menstrual blood for up to 12 hours. When the user is finished wearing, the product is discarded. Most women use about 8 per cycle, compared to about 20 tampons per cycle. Unlike a tampon or cup, a menstrual disc leaves the vaginal canal unobstructed, which helps alleviate cramps and makes the product undetectable to the wearer. There’s generally one size of menstrual disc and is designed to fit most women, including mothers. FLEX is made out of a medical-grade polymer that has antimicrobial properties, that does not disrupt the PH of your vagina, helping to prevent infections that are typically caused by tampons. Medical grade polymers are used in all types of products that are approved for use inside the human body, including surgical tools and stents that live inside the heart. FLEX is hypo-allergenic, made without latex or silicone, vegan, and not tested on animals. And FLEX has not been linked to TSS. Happy to answer any questions you have! - L

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9yr ago

SSS

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@laurenschulte do you have any promo code for Product Hunt members? I would love to 🎁 it to my 💁

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9yr ago

Rally Stanoeva

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@laurenschulte The only downside (and a big one for me) is that just like tampons and pads, the product can't be recycled or reused like a menstrual cup so it ends up in landfills. Still cool to see your innovation because God knows tampons and pads are awful!

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9yr ago

Lauren Schulte

FLEX

Maker

@famouslabs today only 50% off friends and family code RIDEORDIE

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8yr ago

Erika Paige

FLEX

Maker

I met Lauren last year when she first started working on FLEX full-time. I'll admit I was pretty skeptical, I had been using tampons for 14 years!! She gave me a sample and I tried it during a day of board meetings (cuz pressure, AMIRIGHT?) I wore it all day and literally forgot I was even on my period. I didn't have to sneak out to go to the bathroom every couple hours, I didn't touch my purse or top drawer all day, and I never felt the inkling of a yeast infection. I went home and put a tampon in later that night and it felt like razor blades - it was SO painful! I realized that the products on the market today are unacceptable and we need more options. So I quit my job the next day and am now the cofounder of The Flex Company.

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9yr ago

Chris Messina

Raycast

Top Hunter

Launching soon!

Great branding design. Curious how this compares to the Diva cup?

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9yr ago

Joelle Alcaidinho

@chrismessina it's probably more similar to the Instead SoftCup which is currently available in major drugstores like CVS. DivaCup doesn't have the soft film container which prohibits vaginal intercourse while it is inserted unlike Flex and Instead.

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9yr ago

Lauren Schulte

FLEX

Maker

@chrismessina Hi Chris, great question. Menstrual discs like FLEX differ in a few ways from a menstrual cup: Menstrual discs are disposable; menstrual cups are reusable Menstrual discs are soft and fully collapsable with a thin membrane center and flexible outer rim; menstrual cups are firm and bell-shaped with a stem Menstrual discs are worn in the vaginal fornix, at the base of the cervix; menstrual cups are worn in the vaginal canal Menstrual discs can be worn during sexual intercourse; menstrual cups must be removed before vaginal sexual intercourse Menstrual discs have one method of insertion and removal; menstrual cups may be folded and inserted in a variety of ways Menstrual discs generally have a similar size and shape; menstrual cups come in a variety of shapes and sizes Menstrual discs have not been linked to TSS; menstrual cups have been linked to TSS Let me know if that helps or if you have additional questions <3

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9yr ago

Lauren Schulte

FLEX

Maker

@joelle_writes @chrismessina That's correct, Softcup and FLEX are both menstrual discs. We make Softcup as well. The key difference is in the materials. FLEX is made out of newer materials that heat up when inside of the body for a custom, leak-free fit.

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9yr ago

Lauren Schulte

FLEX

Maker

@joelle_writes @chrismessina Softcup and FLEX are both menstrual discs. We make Softcup as well. The key difference is in the materials. FLEX is made out of newer materials that heat up when inside of the body for a custom, leak-free fit.

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9yr ago

FLEX

A new product for 12 hours of period protection.

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