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Examine Database: Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)

Intervention	Health Outcome	Grade	Evidence	Effect
Menstrual Cups	1 Outcome		1 Study

1 Outcome

1 Study

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Do menstrual cups increase gynecological risks?

In this randomized controlled trial, use of menstrual cups reduced the risk of sexually transmitted infections in adolescents and women attending school in Kenya, compared with the control.

Examine Database References

Vaginal Infection Risk - Penelope A Phillips-Howard, Elizabeth Nyothach, Feiko O Ter Kuile, Jackton Omoto, Duolao Wang, Clement Zeh, Clayton Onyango, Linda Mason, Kelly T Alexander, Frank O Odhiambo, Alie Eleveld, Aisha Mohammed, Anna M van Eijk, Rhiannon Tudor Edwards, John Vulule, Brian Faragher, Kayla F LasersonMenstrual cups and sanitary pads to reduce school attrition, and sexually transmitted and reproductive tract infections: a cluster randomised controlled feasibility study in rural Western KenyaBMJ Open.(2016 Nov 23)