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Placing accurate information about fertility in the hands of women, men, and adolescents can have positive impacts on sexual and reproductive health outcomes by empowering them to understand their pregnancy risks. This collection provides documentation on interventions, evidence, tools, and curricula to accomplish that goal. Fertility Awareness is actionable information about fertility throughout the life cycle, and the ability to apply this knowledge to one’s own circumstances and needs.
This collection of essential resources supports program managers, trainers, technical advisors, and other family planning and sexual/reproductive health program stakeholders in integrating fertility awareness methods (FAM) and Fertility Awareness education into family planning, youth, and health programs, as appropriate.
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Standard Days Method® Fact Sheet
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Integrating Standard Days Method® into Services
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About Knowledge SUCCESS
Knowledge SUCCESS (Strengthening Use, Capacity, Collaboration, Exchange, Synthesis, and Sharing) is a five-year (2019-2024) global project led by a consortium of partners and funded by USAID’s Office of Population and Reproductive Health to support learning, and create opportunities for collaboration and knowledge exchange, within the family planning and reproductive health community. We use an intentional and systematic approach, called knowledge management, to help programs and organizations working in family planning and reproductive health collect knowledge and information, organize it, connect others to it, and make it easier for people to use.
About FAM-Passages
With longtime support from USAID under the AWARENESS, FAM, FACT projects, Georgetown University's Institute for Reproductive Health (IRH) cultivated country connections and enduring partnerships to improve and expand fertility awareness methods in the family planning method-mix, and carried out a comprehensive portfolio of research, implementation, and technical assistance projects in Africa, Asia and Latin America. The FAM-Passages activity (January 2021-September 2022), builds upon and contributes to the legacy of these efforts, establishing the evidence base, creating the conditions for scale-up, generating innovations, training providers, and shaping the global conversation around fertility awareness and the uptake of fertility awareness methods.
This collection was curated and published in October 2022. Resource links were active at the date of publication. Images courtesy of Georgetown University, Institute for Reproductive Health (IRH), USAID Flickr, MCSP Flickr, USAID MOMENTUM Flickr, Afya Uzazi Flickr, Defiance College Flickr, and Images of Empowerment.
Acknowledgements
This collection is made possible is made possible by the support of the American People through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Knowledge SUCCESS (Strengthening Use, Capacity, Collaboration, Exchange, Synthesis, and Sharing) Project. Knowledge SUCCESS is supported by USAID’s Bureau for Global Health, Office of Population and Reproductive Health and led by the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs (CCP) in partnership with Amref Health Africa, The Busara Center for Behavioral Economics (Busara), and FHI 360. The contents of this webpage are the sole responsibility of CCP. The information provided on this webpage does not necessarily reflect the views of USAID, the United States Government, or the Johns Hopkins University.
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Standard Days Method® Training Resources
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Standard Days Method®: A Modern Family Planning Method
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10 Reasons to Integrate CycleBeads® into FP Programs
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Efficacy of Standard Days Method®
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Standard Days Method® & CycleBeads®: Top 20 FAQs
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CycleBeads® on Paper
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FAM Repository
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TwoDay Method Webinar
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TwoDay Method Screening Checklist
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Forecasting Guide for New & Underused Methods of FP
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Georgetown University’s Institute for Reproductive Health (IRH) has developed and curated numerous training resources for the Standard Days Method® (SDM), adapted for different audiences and education levels, including health professionals, program managers, policy makers, and health workers at the facility and community levels.
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Through these resources, program managers can better understand how to integrate FAM within their family planning programs. They can use these tools to train facility- and community-based providers to offer the method to clients within their communities and to understand the factors that facilitate or limit use of SDM, including common misconceptions. The training activities described in the toolkit were designed for health workers with some primary education, and provide interactive opportunities to see, hear, talk about, and practice how to offer CycleBeads. The training relies on the CycleBeads instructions as a tool and uses simple techniques that do not require a high reading level, making it accessible for a wide range of community-level providers.
Standard Days Method® Training Resources
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The manual uses a simple job aid to provide essential information on offering LAM, including answers to clients’ potential questions. It provides an overview on how the method works, its effectiveness, its advantages and limitations, and how to manage special breastfeeding circumstances.
This reference manual prepares service providers to offer LAM information and counseling to clients. Resources are targeted to service providers and master trainers.
About IRH
Over a 30-year period, the Georgetown University Institute for Reproductive Health designed, implemented, and documented evidence-based programs that address critical needs in sexual and reproductive health. IRH’s emphasis on increasing fertility awareness through the reproductive life course, and expanding access to FAM in an informed choice context, is aimed at improving choice, access to, and use of family planning.
About Jhpiego
An international, non-profit health organization affiliated with The Johns Hopkins University dedicated to improving the health of women and families.
Georgetown University, Institute for Reproductive Health (IRH), Jhpiego
Lactational Amenorrhea Method (LAM): A Learning Resource for Family Planning Service Providers and Trainers
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While targeted towards faith-based providers, this interactive resource is also useful for facility- and community-based providers to attain more information on the method and how to provide it . In addition to providing the scientific basis behind the method and how providers can apply the algorithm to determine eligibility, it provides tips to support couple communication in effectively managing fertile days and using this method correctly to prevent pregnancy.
This one-hour webinar prepares providers to offer the TwoDay Method to clients within their communities. The webinar discusses its characteristics, the scientific basis behind its development, its effectiveness, and the algorithm that determines whether a client can effectively use the method to prevent pregnancy. Learners will be able to apply the TwoDay Method eligibility criteria and explain to clients how the method works.
About IRH
Over a 30-year period, the Georgetown University Institute for Reproductive Health designed, implemented, and documented evidence-based programs that address critical needs in sexual and reproductive health. IRH’s emphasis on increasing fertility awareness through the reproductive life course, and expanding access to FAM in an informed choice context, is aimed at improving choice, access to, and use of family planning.
Georgetown University, Institute for Reproductive Health (IRH)
TwoDay Method Webinar for Service Providers
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WHO encourages all national health systems and other organizations providing FP to consider the Global Handbook a key document to help ensure the quality and safety of FP services. This established resource assists providers in offering quality services to eligible clients. It also exists as a “living resource,” incorporating new evidence and information.
This handbook, revised in 2018, includes recommendations designed to expand contraceptive choice. It was written to offer up-to-date information and advice to help providers meet their clients’ needs and inform their choice and use of contraception. It can be used for training purposes and to reinforce supervision. Chapter 18 focuses on Fertility Awareness Methods and explores key points about FAM definitions, characteristics, effectiveness, eligibility criteria, and provider guidance.
About the World Health Organization
The World Health Organization (WHO) is the United Nations agency that connects nations, partners and people to promote health, keep the world safe, and serve the vulnerable–so everyone, everywhere can attain the highest level of health.
World Health Organization (2018)
Family Planning: A Global Handbook for Providers
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This tool was designed for provider use. It describes, in simple language, the steps to follow when offering SDM to potential users. It also describes the instructions for when a woman can start using the method, based on such criteria as postpartum status, recent hormonal method use, recent miscarriage, or abortion. It also includes essential points for explaining method use, how to monitor for cycle length, and when a client should return to their provider.
The Provider Job Aid, available in multiple languages, was developed to support providers as they counsel clients about SDM.
About IRH
Over a 30-year period, the Georgetown University Institute for Reproductive Health designed, implemented, and documented evidence-based programs that address critical needs in sexual and reproductive health. IRH’s emphasis on increasing fertility awareness through the reproductive life course, and expanding access to FAM in an informed choice context, is aimed at improving choice, access to, and use of family planning.
Georgetown University, Institute for Reproductive Health (IRH)
Standard Days Method® (SDM) with CycleBeads®: Provider Job Aid (Available in English, French, Spanish, Kinyarwanda, and Nepali)
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Ensuring the availability of SDM commodities is a challenge for many health facilities and FP programs, especially in rural areas. The paper version of CycleBeads was developed to address this challenge, and ensure that clients are able to use SDM even when there are stockouts of the mnemonic device.
This is a paper version of CycleBeads®, the mnemonic device with colored beads that represent each day of a woman’s menstrual cycle. It shows a similar representation of the cycle to indicate fertile and non-fertile days, also offering instructions on when to avoid sex to prevent pregnancy. It helps the SDM user track her fertile days and monitor cycle length. This tool was tested successfully in several countries, including Benin, Guatemala, India, and Rwanda, and was used in typical clinic-based FP services and non-traditional settings in direct-to-consumer programs.
About IRH
Over a 30-year period, the Georgetown University Institute for Reproductive Health designed, implemented, and documented evidence-based programs that address critical needs in sexual and reproductive health. IRH’s emphasis on increasing fertility awareness through the reproductive life course, and expanding access to FAM in an informed choice context, is aimed at improving choice, access to, and use of family planning.
Georgetown University, Institute for Reproductive Health (IRH)
CycleBeads® on Paper (Available in English, French, and Kinyarwanda)
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There are many misconceptions about fertility awareness methods, such as their effectiveness, lack of demand, or length of client counseling. Having answers to common questions can help providers and program managers address misinformation and biases.
This publication addresses common questions about SDM and CycleBeads, including SDM’s effectiveness, comparisons to the rhythm method, how CycleBeads work, where programs obtain them, and the level of reading proficiency users need. It can be used by trainers, providers, and program managers who want to integrate SDM into their work.
About IRH
Over a 30-year period, the Georgetown University Institute for Reproductive Health designed, implemented, and documented evidence-based programs that address critical needs in sexual and reproductive health. IRH’s emphasis on increasing fertility awareness through the reproductive life course, and expanding access to FAM in an informed choice context, is aimed at improving choice, access to, and use of family planning.
Standard Days Method® and CycleBeads®: Top 20 Most Frequently Asked Questions (Available in English, French, Spanish, and Nepali)
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This publication is an established, go-to resource for information on SDM. It provides the essential facts on the method as well as basic user instructions.
This one-pager offers a simple overview of the Standard Days Method®. In basic terms, it describes criteria for use, advantages and limitations, and when users should contact a health provider. It can easily be displayed or handed out in health facilities or during outreach activities so that potential users can understand what SDM is and where to access it.
About IRH
Over a 30-year period, the Georgetown University Institute for Reproductive Health designed, implemented, and documented evidence-based programs that address critical needs in sexual and reproductive health. IRH’s emphasis on increasing fertility awareness through the reproductive life course, and expanding access to FAM in an informed choice context, is aimed at improving choice, access to, and use of family planning.
Georgetown University, Institute for Reproductive Health (IRH) (2022)
Fact Sheet: Standard Days Method® using CycleBeads
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This is an essential tool for LAM users because LAM does not rely on any specific tool or device. Users can benefit from reminders on the three criteria for LAM effectiveness and advice for transitioning to another method when they are no longer able to use LAM for pregnancy prevention.
The Client Card is designed for LAM users. The first page details the criteria for LAM use, while the second page explains how to use the method effectively. It reminds users of LAM criteria, reinforces that LAM is not only breastfeeding, discusses how to use it to prevent pregnancy, and offers guidance when users no longer meet the criteria.
About IRH
Over a 30-year period, the Georgetown University Institute for Reproductive Health designed, implemented, and documented evidence-based programs that address critical needs in sexual and reproductive health. IRH’s emphasis on increasing fertility awareness through the reproductive life course, and expanding access to FAM in an informed choice context, is aimed at improving choice, access to, and use of family planning.
Georgetown University, Institute for Reproductive Health (IRH)
LAM Client Card (Available in English, French, and Spanish)
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Programs interested in introducing or revitalizing SDM with low-cost solutions will learn from the experience of four organizations implementing these innovations in their family planning programs.
These three briefs describe the implementation and evaluation of three SDM innovations: (1) CycleBeads on Paper, a solution that came out of inability to ensure availability of the physical beads due to persistent stockouts; (2) CycleBeads mobile app, downloadable for free in the Apple and Google Play stores; and (3) remote training via Interactive Voice Response (IVR)-enabled technology. These innovations effectively ensure the availability and accessibility of SDM, even when the actual beads are not available and training has proven a challenge under COVID-19 conditions.
About IRH
Over a 30-year period, the Georgetown University Institute for Reproductive Health designed, implemented, and documented evidence-based programs that address critical needs in sexual and reproductive health. IRH’s emphasis on increasing fertility awareness through the reproductive life course, and expanding access to FAM in an informed choice context, is aimed at improving choice, access to, and use of family planning.
Georgetown University, Institute for Reproductive Health (IRH) (2022)
Standard Days Method® Innovations
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This established resource for providers contains the most essential information needed to offer the method to clients. It explains the criteria for use, questions that providers can ask during counseling to determine eligibility, and a brief on how the method works.
The TwoDay Method screening checklist helps the provider determine, alongside their client, if the method is appropriate for her and her partner. There are two criteria for a woman to use the method to prevent pregnancy: she must have healthy cervical secretions and she and her partner must be able to use a barrier method or abstain from unprotected sex on days when she can become pregnant. The screening checklist also provides simple, clear images to help the provider explain the method to clients.
About IRH
Over a 30-year period, the Georgetown University Institute for Reproductive Health designed, implemented, and documented evidence-based programs that address critical needs in sexual and reproductive health. IRH’s emphasis on increasing fertility awareness through the reproductive life course, and expanding access to FAM in an informed choice context, is aimed at improving choice, access to, and use of family planning.
Georgetown University, Institute for Reproductive Health (IRH)
TwoDay Method Screening Checklist (Available in English and Spanish)
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Fertility awareness can be an acceptable entry point for youth to discuss birth spacing. Evidence shows that lack of fertility awareness contributes to an unmet need for family planning through misunderstandings of pregnancy risk and the use of family planning methods. Fertility awareness can empower people to understand their own pregnancy risks and can help youth understand their changing bodies and recognize safe and healthy reproductive behavior.
Fertility awareness is actionable knowledge about fertility throughout the life course and the ability to apply this knowledge to one’s own circumstances and needs. It includes basic information about the menstrual cycle, when and how pregnancy occurs, the likelihood of pregnancy from unprotected intercourse at different times during the cycle and at different life stages, and the role of male fertility, making it an important topic to address in health and family planning programs. The Fertility Awareness Resource Repository features interventions and tools, developed and evaluated across a range of settings, that can be adapted by programs.
About IRH
Over a 30-year period, the Georgetown University Institute for Reproductive Health designed, implemented, and documented evidence-based programs that address critical needs in sexual and reproductive health. IRH’s emphasis on increasing fertility awareness through the reproductive life course, and expanding access to FAM in an informed choice context, is aimed at improving choice, access to, and use of family planning.
Georgetown University, Institute for Reproductive Health (IRH)
Fertility Awareness Resource Repository
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This publication is a useful resource for programmers planning to introduce and/or scale up SDM service delivery. It describes specific actions that programs should take, from building provider capacity to proper recording of uptake to commodity procurement.
This publication describes six steps for successfully introducing the Standard Days Method® (SDM) and integrating it into regular service delivery systems, based on experiences in different contexts.
About IRH
Over a 30-year period, the Georgetown University Institute for Reproductive Health designed, implemented, and documented evidence-based programs that address critical needs in sexual and reproductive health. IRH’s emphasis on increasing fertility awareness through the reproductive life course, and expanding access to FAM in an informed choice context, is aimed at improving choice, access to, and use of family planning.
Georgetown University, Institute for Reproductive Health (IRH) (2022)
Process for Integrating the Standard Days Method® into Services: Essential Steps
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The TwoDay Method offers a valuable addition to FP programs; its efficacy compares with other user-dependent methods. Results from the study show that it is easy to teach, learn, and use, and can address women’s need for simple, accurate instructions for identifying their fertile days.
To test the efficacy of the TwoDay Method, a fertility awareness method of family planning that provides women with simple instructions to identify the days each cycle when they are most likely to become pregnant, researchers designed a study across five sites in Guatemala, Peru, and the Philippines. A total of 450 women participated across diverse settings. Through existing programs, they were taught the TwoDay method algorithm to determine risk of pregnancy, and track secretions and intercourse activity in a written journal. The first-year pregnancy rate was 3.5 (pregnancies per 100 women/years) with correct use of the method (pregnancies and cycles with no intercourse on identified fertile days), 6.3 with use of a backup method on the fertile days, and 13.7 including all cycles and all pregnancies on the analysis.
Marcos Arevalo, Victoria Jennings, Minna Nikula, Irit Sinai (2004)
Efficacy of the new TwoDay Method of family planning
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This webpage can help potential users and/or programmers quickly find information relevant to their areas of focus. CycleBeads should be included in FP programs, as it addresses many of women’s top concerns about family planning (such as physical side effects and partner opposition), is effective when used correctly for preventing pregnancy, is inexpensive, and is easy to integrate into programs.
This resource showcases 10 reasons for integrating CycleBeads into multi-method family planning programs. It provides insight into CycleBeads’ effectiveness, advantages, and contributions to FP services.
About Cycle Technologies
Cycle Technologies is a social impact, consumer products, and technology company focused on women’s health. It creates simple reproductive health technologies that help meet the needs of women who are looking for effective contraception without side effects.
Cycle Technologies
10 Reasons to Integrate CycleBeads® into Family Planning Programs
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Forecasting demand for NUMs is challenging for family planning programs, given the lack of historical data. This guide provides instructions for public- and private-sector programs as they introduce contraceptive technologies or position underused methods for scale-up. It includes lessons from country programs involved in forecasting demand, data from previous forecasts, and a desk review of existing forecasting guides and tools. It is an essential resource for programs looking to expand the available range of FP methods.
Misconceptions about the efficacy of SDM and other FAM are common amongst providers and stakeholders alike. There are three criteria for a method to be regarded as modern family planning: (1) it is based on sound understanding of reproductive biology; (2) it follows a precise protocol; and (3) it has been tested in an appropriately designed study to assess efficacy under various conditions. The results presented in this study prove that SDM can be considered a modern method, as it is more than 95% effective with correct use and 88% effective with typical use—comparable to male condoms and significantly better than other barrier methods (female condoms, diaphragms, cervical caps, or spermicides).
This peer-reviewed article describes the results of a prospective, multi-center efficacy trial of the Standard Days Method®. A total of 478 women in Bolivia, Peru, and the Philippines were admitted to the trial. Results indicated a cumulative probability of pregnancy of 4.75% over 13 cycles of correct use of the method, and a 11.96% probability of pregnancy under typical use. This study suggests that despite its requirement that couples modify their sexual behavior when the woman is fertile, the Standard Days Method provides significant protection from unplanned pregnancy and is acceptable to couples in a wide range of settings.
Marcos Arévalo, Victoria Jennings, Irit Sinai in Contraception (2002)
Efficacy of a new method of family planning: The Standard Days Method®
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These peer-reviewed resources establish LAM’s acceptability and efficacy. Several misconceptions exist around LAM, especially regarding its efficacy, making it important for program managers and providers to understand the scientific evidence behind it.
LAM was found to be highly effective as an introductory postpartum method when offered in a variety of cultures, health care settings, socioeconomic strata, and country contexts. The parameters studied yield high efficacy and method continuation.
Miriam H. Labbok; Virginia Hight-Laukaran; Anne E. Peterson; Veronica Fletcher; Helena von Hertzen; Paul FA Von Look in Contraception (1997-2000)
Multicenter Study of the Lactational Amenorrhea Method (LAM): I, II, III
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This valuable set of resources is designed to be used by policy makers, program managers, and providers for method counseling and program integration.
The FAM Repository is designed as a one-stop shop where program managers and providers can find tools, publications, and other resources on fertility awareness methods, namely the Standard Days Method (SDM), Lactational Amenorrhea Method, and the TwoDay Method. Resources are available in multiple languages and are categorized by type.
About IRH
Over a 30-year period, the Georgetown University Institute for Reproductive Health designed, implemented, and documented evidence-based programs that address critical needs in sexual and reproductive health. IRH’s emphasis on increasing fertility awareness through the reproductive life course, and expanding access to FAM in an informed choice context, is aimed at improving choice, access to, and use of family planning.
Georgetown University, Institute for Reproductive Health (IRH) (2022)
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SDM offers many benefits: awareness of one’s own body and fertility, deeper communication with one’s partner, and management of one’s reproductive health without side effects or clinical interventions. It is also easy to teach and learn, and can be offered in a variety of settings by providers at the facility or community level. Despite its advantages, misconceptions exist around its efficacy and acceptability. This brief highlights the three criteria that establish SDM as a modern method by international organizations and ministries of health worldwide.
The Standard Days Method is a fertility awareness FP method, which meets the three criteria of a modern method: (1) it is based on reproductive biology, research that identifies the “fertile window” of a woman’s menstrual cycle during which she can become pregnant; (2) it follows precise protocol for correct use, as to use the method correctly, women monitor their cycle days and avoid unprotected sex on days 8 through 19 of their cycle (the fertile days); and (3) it was scientifically studied for efficacy in a variety of settings (Bolivia, Peru, and the Philippines).
About IRH
Over a 30-year period, the Georgetown University Institute for Reproductive Health designed, implemented, and documented evidence-based programs that address critical needs in sexual and reproductive health. IRH’s emphasis on increasing fertility awareness through the reproductive life course, and expanding access to FAM in an informed choice context, is aimed at improving choice, access to, and use of family planning.
Georgetown University, Institute for Reproductive Health (IRH) (2022)
The Standard Days Method®: A Modern Family Planning Method (Available in English, French, Nepali, Spanish)
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M Arevalo, V Jennings, I Sinai (2002)
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Efficacy of the TwoDay Method of Family Planning
M Arevalo, V Jennings, M Nikula, I Sinai (2004)
Lactational Amenorrhea Method (LAM): A Learning Resource
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World Health Organization (2018)
Family Planning – A Global Handbook for Providers
Georgetown University, Institute for Reproductive Health (IRH) (2022)
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Multicenter Study of the Lactational Amenorrhea Method
MH Labbok; V Hight-Laukaran; AE Peterson; V Fletcher; H von Hertzen; PFA Von Look (1997-2000)
A Forecasting Guide for New & Underused Methods of Family Planning: What to Do When There Is No Trend Data?
John Snow Inc. (JSI); Population Services International (PSI) for the Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition (RHSC), and Georgetown University, Institute for Reproductive Health (IRH) (2012)
This guide provides direction to programs for forecasting supplies for new and underused methods (NUMs) of family planning. It supports program managers and others involved in forecasting as they plan to (1) introduce a contraceptive technology for the first time, and/or (2) position an underused method for scale-up. The guide offers a framework for building rational assumptions to support accurate forecasting for NUMs or any FP method where future demand is inherently difficult to predict. It also identifies common forecasting pitfalls and recommends strategies to avoid them.
Forecasting demand for NUMs is challenging for family planning programs, given the lack of historical data. This guide provides instructions for public- and private-sector programs as they introduce contraceptive technologies or position underused methods for scale-up. It includes lessons from country programs involved in forecasting demand, data from previous forecasts, and a desk review of existing forecasting guides and tools. It is an essential resource for programs looking to expand the available range of FP methods.
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Georgetown University’s Institute for Reproductive Health (IRH) has developed and curated numerous training resources for the Standard Days Method® (SDM), adapted for different audiences and education levels, including health professionals, program managers, policy makers, and health workers at the facility and community levels.
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Offering CycleBeads: A Toolkit for Training Community Health Workers (Available in English and Kinyarwanda)
Global Health eLearning Course (2022)
SDM Webinar (Available in English and Spanish) (2022)
Counseling video series (Available in English and French)
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Programs interested in introducing or revitalizing SDM with low-cost solutions will learn from the experience of four organizations implementing these innovations in their family planning programs.
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