User:Sedersta/Menstrual cup

Safety
Menstrual cups are reported safe with majority of users, however there have been some cases resulting in rare complications in correlation to using the device.

History
Catamenial sacks, first patented in the United States in 1867 were the earliest model of the what is now known as the menstrual cup. A vaginal device developed for the purposes of not only the collection of menstrual blood. Other purposes included contraception, the administration of drugs, and to assist in the retention of semen.