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Instructor/Advisor

Dr. Amy Shafrir

Keywords

birth control, pelvic pain, students

Abstract

This semester I have been working with Dr. Amy Shafrir in her research study on pelvic pain among college students at Merrimack College. Through helping with this study I have gained extensive information about pelvic pain and different effects it can have on the college student. For this presentation, I will investigate how the use of different types of birth control may cause differences between types of pelvic pain. This study was done through a survey that was available to female, at birth, undergraduate students at Merrimack College who have had moderate or severe pelvic pain in the past 6 months. Students completed a questionnaire including information about their demographics, specific pain, period regularity, and birth control use. We recruited participants through posting flyers around campus and by having our study listed on SONA . I will use the information from multiple questions for my presentation including but not limited to, type of birth control used, presence and level of pelvic pain, and age the participants first noticed pelvic pain. At this time, 55 participants have completed our study and we anticipate recruiting more participants before the conference. Over 70% of participants reported ever using birth control, with almost 35% reporting using more than one type of birth control in the past. The number of birth control types currently and previously used will be compared between participants with period pain and those with general pelvic pain.This study will show the correlation between types of birth control used and pelvic pain.

Hormonal Birth Control Amongst Merrimack College Students

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