A CLINICAL METHOD FOR TESTING THE SAFETY OF CATAMENIAL PADS

Methods are described for assessing the gynecologic, dermatologic, and microbiologic effects of deodorant and non-deodorant catamenial pad u se over a 6-month period. A controlled, randomized, investigator-blind parallel study was conducted with 190 women between the ages of 18 an d 45 years. Data on medical histories, physical examinations, diagnost ic laboratory tests, gynecologic and dermatologic examinations and mic robiology were collected. No significant differences in gynecologic, d ermatologic, or microbiologic parameters were observed between control and treated groups, and no pad-related adverse health effects were ob served in this clinical study.