bulge

Not long after my panicked online search, the bulge I felt when removing my menstrual cup receded back upward along with any fears I had surrounding prolapse.

"If someone notices a bulge when they're putting in a menstrual cup and it's never bothered them before, it probably isn't anything to worry about," said Dr. Rachael Sussman, a urogynecologist in private practice and at MedStar Georgetown.

The benign tumour, dubbed a “breakdance bulge”, was more than an inch thick, according to a report published by the British Medical Journal.

The unnamed dancer from Denmark trained five times a week – including up to seven minutes of headspinning – and had been wearing a hat to hide the bulge.

"However, breakdancers who notice the early development of a breakdance bulge should consider reducing or avoiding headspins, as continuing may lead to further enlargement of the bulge", said Dr Christian Baastrup Sondergaard.