Menstrual Bleeding Changes Are NORMAL: Proposed Counseling Tool to Address Common Reasons for Non-Use and Discontinuation of Contraception

Kate H Rademacher; Jill Sergison; Laura Glish; Lauren Y Maldonado; Amelia Mackenzie; Geeta Nanda; Irina Yacobson

doi:10.9745/GHSP-D-18-00093

Menstrual Bleeding Changes Are NORMAL: Proposed Counseling Tool to Address Common Reasons for Non-Use and Discontinuation of Contraception

Glob Health Sci Pract. 2018 Oct 4;6(3):603-610. doi: 10.9745/GHSP-D-18-00093. Print 2018 Oct 3.

Authors

Kate H Rademacher¹, Jill Sergison², Laura Glish³, Lauren Y Maldonado², Amelia Mackenzie², Geeta Nanda², Irina Yacobson²

Affiliations

¹ FHI 360, Durham, NC, USA. krademacher@fhi360.org.
² FHI 360, Durham, NC, USA.
³ Population Services International, Washington, DC, USA.

Abstract

A new family planning counseling tool uses the simple mnemonic device “NORMAL” to help family planning counselors and providers communicate to their clients key messages about menstrual bleeding changes associated with use of hormonal contraception and the copper IUD.

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Contraception / psychology*
Contraception / statistics & numerical data*
Counseling*
Female
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Menstruation Disturbances*