Menstrual cup

Last revised by Liz Silverstone ◉ ◈ on 9 Jul 2024

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Citation:

Bickle I, Silverstone L, Campos A, et al. Menstrual cup. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 19 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-162667

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-162667

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/162667

rID:

162667

Article created:

14 Feb 2023, Ian Bickle ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Ian Bickle had the following disclosures:

4ways diagostics, I work for this out sourcing company during non NHS hours (ongoing)

These were assessed during peer review and were determined to not be relevant to the changes that were made.

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Last revised:

9 Jul 2024, Liz Silverstone ◉ ◈

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Liz Silverstone had no financial relationships to ineligible companies to disclose.

View Liz Silverstone's current disclosures

Revisions:

5 times, by 4 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Gynaecology

Synonyms:

Mooncup

The menstrual cup is a reusable silicone device designed to be an alternative to tampons and sanitary pads. Various different brands are available but they all have the same shape.

It can be observed on all forms of abdominal imaging and it is worth being familiar with its normal appearances.

Complications such as malpositioning have been reported¹.

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