Table 4 The safety of the menstrual cups (n = 515)
From: Acceptability and safety of the menstrual cups among Iranian women: a cross-sectional study
Health risks | Category | n (%) |
|---|---|---|
Vaginal irritation | No | 467 (90.7) |
Yes | 48 (9.3) | |
Vaginal pain during removal | No | 392 (76.1) |
Yes | 123 (23.9) | |
Subjective vaginal irritation | No | 482 (93.6) |
Yes | 33 (6.4) | |
Pelvic Pain | No | 443 (86) |
Yes | 72 (14) | |
Allergies and rashes | No | 484 (94) |
Yes | 31 (6) | |
Physician-diagnosed urinary tract infection | No | 496 (96.3) |
Yes | 19 (3.7) | |
Physician-diagnosed vaginitis | No | 455 (88.3) |
Yes | 60 (11.7) | |
Physician-diagnosed toxic shock syndrome | No | 512 (99.4) |
Yes | 3 (0.6) |