Annotated Bibliography

Donovan, S. (2018, May). Caution on menstrual cups. Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand,
24(4), 3+. Retrieved from http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A540678132/EAIM?
u=nysl_ca_ews&sid=EAIM&xid=cc704183

Sarah Donovan, PhD, of the Department of Public Health at Otago University looks at
concerns of primary and intermediate school girls using menstrual cups. While menstrual
cups are more sustainable and may be better for older girls and women, younger girls
may feel burdened by and be uncomfortable with the use of menstrual cups. However,
this is the Doctor’s view and is not based on conversations with or observations of the
girls in question.

L. (2018, August 17). 7 Things No One Tells You About Using Menstrual Cups. Retrieved
September 25, 2018, from http://fertilityfriday.com/7-things-no-one-tells-you-about-
using-menstrual-cups/

A certified Fertility Awareness Educator and Holistic Reproductive Health Practitioner

lists and responds to seven concerns and unpleasant experiences she has come across
while using a menstrual cup. These concerns and and their reassurances would be useful
to know going into a conversation with girls/women who would be using a menstrual cup
for the first time, as the comments address many concerns of first-time users. The author
also uses common English, which is more approachable by young women just learning
about feminine hygiene than scientific jargon.

van Eijk, A. M., Laserson, K. F., Nyothach, E., Oruko, K., Omoto, J., Mason, L.,
...Phillips-Howard, P. A. (2018). Use of menstrual cups among school girls:
longitudinal observations nested in a randomised controlled feasibility study in
rural western Kenya. Reproductive Health, 15(1). Retrieved from
http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A550628407/AONE?
u=nysl_ca_ews&sid=AONE&xid=221f7bcd

The authors, a group of experts in health, medicine, and/or international health, use data
from a test study which provides school girls in rural Western Kenya with menstrual to
interpret the effectiveness of menstrual cups in such an environment. Overall, the
interpretation of the study provides that girls in areas such as rural Western Kenya would
use menstrual cups if provided with education, while maintaining their health, and with
low risk of cup loss or damage. This provides evidence that supplying menstrual cups to
teenage girls in Kenya will be effective for caring for menstruation, if provided with
necessary support. The assessment is based on scientific data and uses many sources in
evaluating efficacy of test study.