La copa menstrual, una alternativa de higiene femenina. Revisión de la literatura

Abstract

Introduction: The menstrual cup is a device designed to support the woman during the management of her menstrual hygiene. Objective: To characterize the existing literature about the menstrual cup use, as an alternative of feminine hygiene. Methodology: Literature review of studies published in the search engines Proquest, Google Scholar, Pubmed and by means of manual tracking of the articles spread in not indexed journals to the databases mentioned above. The MESH terms were mixed with booleanos operators allowing the elaboration of searching equations. Subsequent to the section of studies denominated as eligible, the researchers proceeded to implement the check list proposed by the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme español (CASPe) and MINCIR list. Results: It was included 21 studies that overcame the 75% of the criteria evaluated in the check lists. The systematic data process in the studies allowed the conformation of three thematic axes, which revolve around the literature in this area, that correspond to: I. The CM in the development of feminine hygiene, II. Benefits and disadvantages of the use of CM, III. Sociocultural factors associated with menstrual hygiene. Conclusions: CM is a device that can bring great benefits to menstrual hygiene as a modern, discreet, economical and environmentally friendly element.