Menstrual cup use, leakage, acceptability, safety, and availability: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Summary: Background: Girls and women need effective, safe, and affordable menstrual products. Single-use products are regularly selected by agencies for resource-poor settings; the menstrual cup is a less known alternative. We reviewed international studies on menstrual cup leakage, acceptability,...

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Main Authors: Anna Maria van Eijk, PhD, Garazi Zulaika, MPH, Madeline Lenchner, MSc, Linda Mason, PhD, Muthusamy Sivakami, ProfPhD, Elizabeth Nyothach, MSc, Holger Unger, PhD, Kayla Laserson, ScD, Penelope A Phillips-Howard, ProfPhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-08-01
Series:The Lancet Public Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468266719301112