Screening for the use of menstrual cups in women with primary dysmenorrhea

Goals: The main objective of this bachelor's thesis is to find connection between primary dysmenorrhea and menstrual cup. Menstrual cup is intravaginal sanitary product which popularity rises in general population in last few years. The goal of this thesis is to determint whether menstrual cup can affect primary dysmenorrhea. Methods: This study was conducted via questionaries which took place from Ferbruary to March 2021. From total 86 respondents were discarded those which couldn't meet the criteria for primary dysmenorrhea. The rest of respondent's answers was separated into groups and subgroups based on respondent's experience with menstrual cups and primary dysmenorrhea. Results: The hypothesis were verified by chi-square tets and Wilcoxn tets wit Pratt modification. Hypothesis no. 1 couldn't be confirm (when α=0.05 p-value is 0.952) as well as hypothesis no. 2 (when α=0.1 p-value is 0.317). Conclusion: Menstrual cup do not affect primary dysmenorrhea Key words: menstruation, menstrual cup, dysmenorrhea, primary dysmenorrhe