The Period Pills Study is a prospective observational study among people who decide to use a combination of mifepristone and misoprostol for menstrual regulation.
Period pills (a combination of mifepristone and misoprostol) for people who suspect, but have not confirmed pregnancy, has the potential to fulfill this growing need. In the United States (U.S.), a handful of providers currently offer period pills alongside other contraceptive and abortion services in their practice (https://www.periodpills.org/providers). This proposed study would aim to assess the acceptability of this growing service as a fertility regulation method to be utilized before a person confirms they are pregnant. Dr. Ushma Upadhyay (Professor) and Dr. Tania Serna (Associate Clinical Professor) at UCSF's Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology \& Reproductive Science are proposing the Period Pills Study to test a traditional but underutilized framework of menstrual regulation for pregnancy loss, to "bring back" a period when it is late, or missed. This study will aim to recruit 100 participants who have a late period to address research questions that focus on the feasibility and acceptability of using period pills for menstrual regulation.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
100
Study participants are given mifepristone and misoprostol for menstrual regulation.
UCSF Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSIRH)
Oakland, California, United States
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGRoanoke Health Center
Roanoke, Virginia, United States
RECRUITINGInterest in period pills
The proportion of the clinic-going population that may be interested in a period pill to bring on a late period and accept not having their pregnancy confirmed beforehand, therefore not knowing whether they terminated a pregnancy.
Time frame: Documented at Enrollment Survey
Satisfaction with period pills
The proportion of participants reporting being "satisfied" or "very satisfied" with the period pills on a five-point Likert scale at follow-up (4 weeks).
Time frame: Documented at Follow-up Survey, 4 weeks after drug administration
Efficacy of period pills
The proportion of participants that successfully brought down their period, resulting in a negative pregnancy test and the return of their period.
Time frame: Documented at the follow-up visit, through study completion at around 4 weeks after drug administration.
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