Role of Menstrual Bleeding Assessments in Sickle Cell Clinics
In this multicenter survey study of female individuals with SCD, sickle cell pain with menses was prevalent, and hormonal contraceptive use was low. The findings suggest that brief assessments may facilitate dialogue between female patients with SCD and their sickle cell clinicians and lay the groundwork for improved reproductive health and medical management.
Authors
- Rania E. Mohamed
- Kalpna Gupta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9381-9979)
- Angela Rivers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7989-0522)
- Bindu Kanathezhath Sathi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2644-6583)
- G. Valenti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3950-8244)
- Gayle Smink (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3922-2113)
- John J. Strouse (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0341-1457)
- Corinna L. Schultz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7620-1819)
- Jennifer Light
- Ward Hagar
- Esteban Gomez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1831-8925)
- Elliott Vichinsky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0500-9579)
- Seethal A. Jacob (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2906-6102)
- Maa‐Ohui Quarmyne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1157-5614)
- Ugochi O. Ogu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4662-1414)
- Neha Bhasin
- Marsha Treadwell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0521-1846)
- Gillian Rush (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3809-4180)
- Layla N Van Doren
- Nicole DiVirgilio
- Sri Lakshmi Jamalapur (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-7502-9334)
- Li Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3617-2627)
- María Velez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9426-4075)
- Kimberly Moffatt-Bazile
Institutions
- Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children (US)
- Duke University (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- University of California, Irvine (US)
- Community Health Systems - Dupont Hospital (US)
- University of Tennessee Medical Center (US)
- Riley Hospital for Children (US)
- Yale University (US)
- Nemours Children's Health System (US)
- Children's Hospital Central California (US)
- Phoenix Children's Hospital (US)
- Peoria campus of the University of Illinois System (US)
- Children's Hospital of Michigan (US)
- Illinois CancerCare (US)
- University Radiology (US)
- Center for Inherited Blood Disorders (US)
- University of Tennessee at Knoxville (US)
- Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport (US)
- Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2025-12-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.46345
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.63