How to Self-Catheterize

Once your product is ready to use, you’ll be ready to insert it.

Male Anatomy:

• Hold your penis near the end. You can pull it slightly to help stretch and straighten the urethra. Now, point your penis up towards your stomach, making your urethra into a U-bend shape. Be mindful not to squeeze your penis too hard as this can block or narrow the urethra.
• You can now begin inserting the catheter tip into your urethral opening. If you’re using a catheter with a Coudé tip, ensure the curved tip is facing upwards, towards your nose.
• Slowly and steadily insert the catheter through your urethra.
• You may encounter slight resistance from the catheter, meaning you’ve reached your internal urethral sphincter. Do not pull the catheter in and out when you start to notice resistance; just apply gentle but firm continuous pressure until the catheter advances into the bladder.
• Now, while pointing your penis down, continue to push the catheter until urine begins to drain, at which point you know you’ve inserted it properly and it has reached your bladder.
• Now let the urine flow out of the catheter and into the toilet or collection bag.

Female Anatomy:

• In your comfortable position, you’ll want to spread your labia and lift gently upwards to find your urethra.
• Once you’re confident in finding your urethra, you’ll need to make sure the catheter tip does not touch any other part of your body and isn’t inserted anywhere else. If it does, you’ll need to use a new catheter before inserting it into the urethral opening.
• When ready, you will begin to slowly and steadily insert the catheter into your urethra.
  Continue to push the catheter in until urine begins to drain, at which point you’ll know you’ve inserted it properly and it has reached your bladder.
• Push it in another inch, about half a thumb length, or two centimeters, to ensure that both holes at the tip of the catheter are in the bladder.
• Now the urine will flow out of the catheter and into the toilet or a urine collection bag.