Seeking synergies: understanding the evidence that links menstrual health and sexual and reproductive health and rights

LC Wilson, KH Rademacher… - Sexual and …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Global efforts to improve menstrual health and sexual and reproductive health and rights
(SRHR) are fundamentally intertwined and share similar goals for improving health and well …

Side effect concerns and their impact on women's uptake of modern family planning methods in rural Ghana: a mixed methods study

LA Schrumpf, MJ Stephens, NE Nsarko, E Akosah… - BMC women's …, 2020 - Springer
Background Despite availability of modern contraceptive methods and documented unmet
need for family planning in Ghana, many women still report forgoing modern contraceptive …

A qualitative exploration of contraceptive use and discontinuation among women with an unmet need for modern contraception in Kenya

S Ontiri, L Mutea, V Naanyu, M Kabue, R Biesma… - Reproductive health, 2021 - Springer
Background Addressing the unmet need for modern contraception underpins the goal of all
family planning and contraception programs. Contraceptive discontinuation among those in …

Drug-drug interactions between antiretrovirals and hormonal contraception: An updated systematic review

CS Todd, L Lorenzetti, A Mussa, K Ridgeway… - Contraception, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective To summarize and update information regarding drug-drug interactions (DDIs)
between antiretrovirals (ARVs) and hormonal contraceptives (HCs). Design Systematic …

Expanding long-acting contraceptive options: a prospective cohort study of the hormonal intrauterine device, copper intrauterine device, and implants in Nigeria and …

A Brunie, K Stankevitz, AA Nwala… - The Lancet Global …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background 30 years after the introduction of the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine
device in Europe, several sub-Saharan African countries are seeking to broaden access to …

The association between hormonal contraceptive use and anemia among adolescent girls and young women: an analysis of data from 51 low-and middle-income …

C Misunas, MJ Hindin, PA Phillips-Howard… - Journal of Adolescent …, 2024 - Elsevier
Purpose This study explores whether adolescent girls and young women aged 15–24 who
use hormonal methods of contraception are more or less likely to be anemic than their …

[HTML][HTML] Family planning method discontinuation among Nigerian women: evidence from the Nigeria demographic and health survey 2018

RD Agbana, TO Michael, TF Ojo - Journal of Taibah University Medical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objectives The cessation of family planning among sexually active women who do not
intend to have children increases the number of unplanned pregnancies and the risks to …

Method-specific beliefs and subsequent contraceptive method choice: Results from a longitudinal study in urban and rural Kenya

G Odwe, YD Wado, F Obare, K Machiyama, J Cleland - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Evidence from sub-Saharan Africa, including Kenya, shows that negative beliefs
about contraceptive methods are associated with non-use. However, little is known about …

The myth of menstruation: how menstrual regulation and suppression impact contraceptive choice

AL DeMaria, B Sundstrom, S Meier, A Wiseley - BMC women's health, 2019 - Springer
Background Women in the US have access to various hormonal contraceptive methods that
can regulate menstruation. This study examined the attitudes and perceptions of …

[HTML][HTML] Measuring experiences and concerns surrounding contraceptive induced side-effects in a nationally representative sample of contraceptive users: evidence …

LA Zimmerman, DO Sarnak, C Karp, SN Wood… - Contraception: X, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective Our objectives were to assess the prevalence of specific side-effects experienced
by current and recent contraceptive users, describe patterns of side-effects that users were …