What did the researchers do and find?
bacterial vaginosis, gonorrhea, chlamydia
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS, STIS, SECONDARY, BACTERIAL VAGINOSIS, TRICHOMONIASIS, GONORRHEA
We assessed the impact of menstrual cups on the vaginal microbiome (VMB), bacterial vaginosis (BV), and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in 436 secondary schoolgirls in western Kenya.During the 30-month cluster randomized controlled trial, BV and VMB composition were assessed every 6 months, and STIs (gonorrhea, chlamydia, and trichomoniasis) were assessed annually, with testing and treatment for BV and STIs for intervention and control participants regardless of symptoms.Among the intervention group, in crude analyses, the occurrence of BV was 24% lower than control participants, while the proportion of 