Gone are the days when women only had one option when they were menstruating – sanitary napkins aka pads. Now, there are multiple options – from period panties, tampons to menstrual cups. When it ...

Clinicians should know how to counsel patients on the safe use of more recent innovations in period products, such as menstrual cups, disks, and reusable period underwear. Issues with reusable ...

Menstrual cups, a reusable alternative to period products like tampons and sanitary pads, have become quite popular over the past years. You just have to insert the small, flexible, bell-shaped cup ...

A poorly positioned menstrual cup to capture monthly blood flow may lead to more serious complications than leakage alone, warn doctors in the journal BMJ Case Reports, after treating a young woman ...

Reusable menstrual cups reduce waste and are more cost-effective than single-use pads and tampons. But some people avoid the cups because they require thorough cleaning and are sometimes messy to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lunette, a company that makes reusable menstrual cups, has sent some into space to help female astronauts on long-term missions.

Unlike pads, which can sometimes cause irritation due to prolonged dampness, menstrual cups prevent excessive moisture build-up, reducing the risk of bacterial and fungal infections. [iStockphoto] ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. In a new case study, a woman experienced serious kidney ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Lunette, a company that makes reusable ...