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Dr. Supriya Mehta

Menstrual Cups

As an epidemiologist, Dr. Mehta leads and collaborates on clinical and community-based research that improves HIV prevention and sexual and reproductive health.  Her research focuses on reducing sexually transmitted infections (STI) and vaginal and penile microbiome dysbiosis as co-factors.  She is also evaluating the effect of menstrual cups on the vaginal microbiome and BV and STIs among adolescent school girls in western Kenya.