A retained menstrual cup.
A 20-year-old woman attended a genitourinary clinic with a retained vaginal Mooncup that she had inserted the night before. A Mooncup is one type of menstrual cup. On speculum examination the device was visualized high in the vagina and the cervix appeared firmly lodged within it. The physician experienced difficulty in retrieving the cup despite following product instructions. This case highlights a new adverse event with an increasingly used sanitation product. It is important that clinicians are familiar with the cup, its removal process and are able to counsel patients with retained devices on future correct placement.
St Stephens Centre, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, 369 Fulham Road, London SW10 9NH, UK. Sara.day@chelwest.nhs.uk
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D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D052576:Menstrual Hygiene Products / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014621:Vagina / Q000473:pathology*; D055815:Young Adult