Global research and learning agenda for building evidence on contraceptive-induced menstrual changes for research, product development, policies, and programs [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

Background: Contraceptive-induced menstrual changes (CIMCs) can affect family planning (FP) users’ lives in both positive and negative ways, resulting in both opportunities and consequences. Despite this, and despite the important links between FP and menstrual health (MH), neither field adequately...

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Main Authors: Kavita Nanda, Emily Hoppes, Julie Hennegan, Chukwuemeka Nwachukwu, Amanda Cordova-Gomez, Diana L. Blithe, Gustavo F. Doncel, Hilary Critchley, Lisa B. Haddad, Laneta J. Dorflinger, Jacqueline A. Maybin, Amelia C.L. Mackenzie, Carolina Sales Vieira, Kelle Moley, Alexandria Mickler, Simon P.S. Kibira, Chelsea B. Polis, Funmilola M. OlaOlorun, Katie M. Williams, Marni Sommer, Tanya Mahajan, Eva Lathrop, Kate H. Rademacher, Katrina Wilson, Marsden Solomon, Lillian Rountree, Lucy C. Wilson, Bellington Vwalika
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author Kavita Nanda
Emily Hoppes
Julie Hennegan
Chukwuemeka Nwachukwu
Amanda Cordova-Gomez
Diana L. Blithe
Gustavo F. Doncel
Hilary Critchley
Lisa B. Haddad
Laneta J. Dorflinger
Jacqueline A. Maybin
Amelia C.L. Mackenzie
Carolina Sales Vieira
Kelle Moley
Alexandria Mickler
Simon P.S. Kibira
Chelsea B. Polis
Funmilola M. OlaOlorun
Katie M. Williams
Marni Sommer
Tanya Mahajan
Eva Lathrop
Kate H. Rademacher
Katrina Wilson
Marsden Solomon
Lillian Rountree
Lucy C. Wilson
Bellington Vwalika
author_facet Kavita Nanda
Emily Hoppes
Julie Hennegan
Chukwuemeka Nwachukwu
Amanda Cordova-Gomez
Diana L. Blithe
Gustavo F. Doncel
Hilary Critchley
Lisa B. Haddad
Laneta J. Dorflinger
Jacqueline A. Maybin
Amelia C.L. Mackenzie
Carolina Sales Vieira
Kelle Moley
Alexandria Mickler
Simon P.S. Kibira
Chelsea B. Polis
Funmilola M. OlaOlorun
Katie M. Williams
Marni Sommer
Tanya Mahajan
Eva Lathrop
Kate H. Rademacher
Katrina Wilson
Marsden Solomon
Lillian Rountree
Lucy C. Wilson
Bellington Vwalika
author_sort Kavita Nanda
collection DOAJ
description Background: Contraceptive-induced menstrual changes (CIMCs) can affect family planning (FP) users’ lives in both positive and negative ways, resulting in both opportunities and consequences. Despite this, and despite the important links between FP and menstrual health (MH), neither field adequately addresses CIMCs, including in research, product development, policies, and programs globally. Methods: In November 2020, a convening of both MH and FP experts reviewed the existing evidence on CIMCs and identified significant gaps in key areas. Results: These gaps led to the establishment of a CIMC Task Force in April 2021 and the development of the Global Research and Learning Agenda: Building Evidence on Contraceptive-Induced Menstrual Changes in Research, Product Development, Policies, and Programs Globally (the CIMC RLA), which includes four research agendas for (1) measurement, (2) contraceptive research and development (R&D) and biomedical research, (3) social-behavioral and user preferences research, and (4) programmatic research. Conclusions: Guided by the CIMC RLA, researchers, product developers, health care providers, program implementers, advocates, policymakers, and funders are urged to conduct research and implement strategies to address the beneficial and negative effects of CIMCs and support the integration of FP and MH. CIMCs need to be addressed to improve the health and well-being of women, girls, and other people who menstruate and use contraceptives globally. Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article are those of the authors. Publication in Gates Open Research does not imply endorsement by the Gates Foundation.
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spelling doaj.art-0480e91d1fcd4c31bd64de28f7cb861e2022-12-22T03:28:14ZengF1000 Research LtdGates Open Research2572-47542022-04-01614882Global research and learning agenda for building evidence on contraceptive-induced menstrual changes for research, product development, policies, and programs [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]Kavita Nanda0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7650-2929Emily Hoppes1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0178-4068Julie Hennegan2Chukwuemeka Nwachukwu3Amanda Cordova-Gomez4Diana L. Blithe5Gustavo F. Doncel6Hilary Critchley7https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1913-4044Lisa B. Haddad8Laneta J. Dorflinger9Jacqueline A. Maybin10Amelia C.L. Mackenzie11https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1721-805XCarolina Sales Vieira12Kelle Moley13Alexandria Mickler14Simon P.S. Kibira15https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7385-423XChelsea B. Polis16https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1031-7074Funmilola M. OlaOlorun17https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5544-2875Katie M. Williams18https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7643-5383Marni Sommer19Tanya Mahajan20Eva Lathrop21Kate H. Rademacher22https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7015-5073Katrina Wilson23Marsden Solomon24Lillian Rountree25Lucy C. Wilson26Bellington Vwalika27FHI 360, Durham, NC, 27701, USAFHI 360, Durham, NC, 27701, USAMaternal Child and Adolescent Health Program, Burnet Institute, Melbourne, VIC 3004, AustraliaUnited States Agency for International Development (USAID), Washington, District of Columbia, 20523, USAUnited States Agency for International Development (USAID), Washington, District of Columbia, 20523, USAContraceptive Development Program, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, USACONRAD, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia, 23507, USAMRC Centre for Reproductive Health, Queen’s Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH8 9YL, UKCenter for Biomedical Research, Population Council, New York, New York, 10017, USAFHI 360, Durham, NC, 27701, USAMRC Centre for Reproductive Health, Queen’s Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH8 9YL, UKFHI 360, Durham, NC, 27701, USADepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, BrazilBill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington, 98109, USAUnited States Agency for International Development (USAID), Washington, District of Columbia, 20523, USADepartment of Community Health and Behavioural Sciences, School of Public Health, Makerere University, Kampala, UgandaIndependent Researcher, Brooklyn, New York, USADepartment of Community Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, NigeriaFHI 360, Durham, NC, 27701, USADepartment of Sociomedical Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York, 10032, USAThe Pad Project, New Delhi, IndiaPopulation Services International, Washington, District of Columbia, 20526, USAFHI 360, Durham, NC, 27701, USAMSI Reproductive Choices, London, W1T 6LP, UKFHI 360, Durham, NC, 27701, USAFHI 360, Durham, NC, 27701, USARising Outcomes, Hillsborough, NC, 27278, USADepartments of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Zambia School of Medicine, Lusaka, ZambiaBackground: Contraceptive-induced menstrual changes (CIMCs) can affect family planning (FP) users’ lives in both positive and negative ways, resulting in both opportunities and consequences. Despite this, and despite the important links between FP and menstrual health (MH), neither field adequately addresses CIMCs, including in research, product development, policies, and programs globally. Methods: In November 2020, a convening of both MH and FP experts reviewed the existing evidence on CIMCs and identified significant gaps in key areas. Results: These gaps led to the establishment of a CIMC Task Force in April 2021 and the development of the Global Research and Learning Agenda: Building Evidence on Contraceptive-Induced Menstrual Changes in Research, Product Development, Policies, and Programs Globally (the CIMC RLA), which includes four research agendas for (1) measurement, (2) contraceptive research and development (R&D) and biomedical research, (3) social-behavioral and user preferences research, and (4) programmatic research. Conclusions: Guided by the CIMC RLA, researchers, product developers, health care providers, program implementers, advocates, policymakers, and funders are urged to conduct research and implement strategies to address the beneficial and negative effects of CIMCs and support the integration of FP and MH. CIMCs need to be addressed to improve the health and well-being of women, girls, and other people who menstruate and use contraceptives globally. Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article are those of the authors. Publication in Gates Open Research does not imply endorsement by the Gates Foundation.https://gatesopenresearch.org/articles/6-49/v1family planning contraceptive menstrual health contraceptive-induced menstrual change CIMC menstrual changeeng
spellingShingle Kavita Nanda
Emily Hoppes
Julie Hennegan
Chukwuemeka Nwachukwu
Amanda Cordova-Gomez
Diana L. Blithe
Gustavo F. Doncel
Hilary Critchley
Lisa B. Haddad
Laneta J. Dorflinger
Jacqueline A. Maybin
Amelia C.L. Mackenzie
Carolina Sales Vieira
Kelle Moley
Alexandria Mickler
Simon P.S. Kibira
Chelsea B. Polis
Funmilola M. OlaOlorun
Katie M. Williams
Marni Sommer
Tanya Mahajan
Eva Lathrop
Kate H. Rademacher
Katrina Wilson
Marsden Solomon
Lillian Rountree
Lucy C. Wilson
Bellington Vwalika
Global research and learning agenda for building evidence on contraceptive-induced menstrual changes for research, product development, policies, and programs [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]
Gates Open Research
family planning
contraceptive
menstrual health
contraceptive-induced menstrual change
CIMC
menstrual change
eng
title Global research and learning agenda for building evidence on contraceptive-induced menstrual changes for research, product development, policies, and programs [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]
title_full Global research and learning agenda for building evidence on contraceptive-induced menstrual changes for research, product development, policies, and programs [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]
title_fullStr Global research and learning agenda for building evidence on contraceptive-induced menstrual changes for research, product development, policies, and programs [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]
title_full_unstemmed Global research and learning agenda for building evidence on contraceptive-induced menstrual changes for research, product development, policies, and programs [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]
title_short Global research and learning agenda for building evidence on contraceptive-induced menstrual changes for research, product development, policies, and programs [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]
title_sort global research and learning agenda for building evidence on contraceptive induced menstrual changes for research product development policies and programs version 1 peer review 2 approved
topic family planning
contraceptive
menstrual health
contraceptive-induced menstrual change
CIMC
menstrual change
eng
url https://gatesopenresearch.org/articles/6-49/v1
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