Ecology & Evolution of Health · @EcoEvoHealth
167 followers · 54 posts · Server mastodon.socialBesides #menstrual_cups, #menstrual #underwear are increasingly used.
A recently settled #class_action ('Dickens et al. v. #Thinx Inc. Settlement') alerted on the presence of potentially harmful #PFAs and #silver particles in some brands of menstrual underwear.
This is why we try to find support to work on this topic!
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/jan/19/thinx-underwear-menstruation-period-pfas
7/N
#menstrual_cups #menstrual #underwear #class_action #thinx #pfas #silver
Ecology & Evolution of Health · @EcoEvoHealth
167 followers · 51 posts · Server mastodon.social
The main outcome of our #statistical analysis is that #menstrual_cups users reported more frequently having been diagnosed with a #fungal #infection than #tampons users.
4/N
#statistical #menstrual_cups #fungal #infection #tampons
Ecology & Evolution of Health · @EcoEvoHealth
167 followers · 50 posts · Server mastodon.socialBuilding on the #PAPCLEAR cohort, which was promoted by the #CHU of #Montpellier and initially tailored to study #HPV infections, we studied 138 young women and compared two groups: women using mostly #tampons (78%) and women using mostly #menstrual_cups (22%).
https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/6/e025129
3/N
#papclear #chu #montpellier #hpv #tampons #menstrual_cups
Ecology & Evolution of Health · @EcoEvoHealth
167 followers · 49 posts · Server mastodon.socialMany #women are looking for #environmentally #sustainable and #reusable #menstrual products.
Unfortunately, few #clinical studies focus on #menstrual products, and even less on #menstrual_cups.
Plus, existing studies are more about product acceptability rather than #immunology and #microbiology.
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpub/article/PIIS2468-2667(19)30111-2/abstract
2/N
#women #environmentally #sustainable #reusable #menstrual #clinical #menstrual_cups #immunology #microbiology