Date of Completion
5-6-2022
Degree Type
Honors Thesis - Campus Access
Discipline
Electrical Engineering (ELEC)
First Advisor
Dr. Hossein Asghari
Abstract
Menstrual cups are often a life-changing period product for people with heavy menstrual flow who would otherwise use many tampons or pads per menstrual cycle. Heavy menstrual flow is often an undiagnosed version of abnormal uterine bleeding: a health issue affecting up to 30% of women of reproductive age. Measuring menstrual blood loss is crucial for getting a medical diagnosis for abnormal uterine bleeding, but currently the best method for measuring menstrual blood loss is very inaccurate and time consuming. To provide a safe, accurate, and convenient solution to quantifying menstrual blood loss, a smart menstrual cup will be presented in this paper. In addition to measuring menstrual flow, this smart menstrual cup will have a suite of software to enable users to conveniently and securely track their menstrual flow and share this data with a doctor.
Recommended Citation
Talbert, Megan A. and Lee, Emma P., "Smart Menstrual Cup Initiative" (2022). Honors Thesis. 551.
https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/honors-thesis/551
