Raising awareness of a rare but serious risk linked to menstrual cup use

We weren’t funded, and it didn’t take long to write. But the response shows just how much value a single case report can bring.”

Dr Clara Maarup Prip
Urologist and gynaecologist, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark

Academic literature rarely cites case reports, but that doesn’t mean they lack tangible impact. It just means they need to be measured differently: not by how they affect a journal’s impact factor, but by the value they bring to clinical education, practice, and patient safety.

As deputy editor of this important journal from the BMJ Group, I can’t help but to stress both the educational importance of case reports, but also their role in shaping often important public health advices.

Rui Amaral Mendes
Professor of the Department of Community Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, United States

“The submission process was straightforward, and the response was fast. I’d had other papers published with other publishers, and this was by far the smoothest experience.”

Dr Clara Maarup Prip
Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark