- Menstrual cups are safe and result in similar, or lower, leakage than disposable pads or tampons, according to the first systematic review and meta-analysis on international use of menstrual cups, which included 43 studies and data from n=3,300 women and girls (The Lancet Public Health). https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpub/article/piis2468-2667(19)30111-2/fulltext 2406 comments science
Linking pages
- How tampons and pads became unsustainable and filled with plastic https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/09/how-tampons-pads-became-unsustainable-story-of-plastic/ 6 comments
- The future of periods can now be sustainable and cheap https://theconversation.com/thousands-of-women-have-run-out-of-tampons-and-pads-under-lockdown-time-to-talk-about-sustainable-period-products-133025 3 comments