Why doctors are warning against the use of menstrual cups

Why doctors are warning against the use of menstrual cups

Doctors have urged women to ensure that they position menstrual cups correctly after one woman developed kidney complications. This warning comes as a study revealed how a 30-year-old woman was diagnosed with uterohydronephrosis — a swollen kidney caused by blocked urine flow into the bladder — owing to the misplacement of the cup

Doctors have documented a rare complication linked to menstrual cups. Representational image/Reuters