The correspondent reported that their (b)(6) daughter had an assisted removal of their menstrual cup under general anaesthetic.At the time of this report it has not been established that the menstrual cup was a mooncup®.The menstrual cup was reported to have been left in situ overnight then not emptied the following morning.The menstrual cup user tried throughout the day to remove it but could not get the rim of the menstrual cup out.The mother was not aware of this situation until almost 24 hours after insertion.Further attempts were made to remove the menstrual cup by medical healthcare professionals which resulted in an assisted removal under general anaesthetic in hospital after being in situ for approximately 36 hours.The user had been removing it more frequently the day before.She had researched her period options and wanted an effective eco friendly period protection.The correspondent also reported that her daughter had previously inserted and removed the menstrual cup successfully the day before.
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