Improving menstrual and vaginal health for all (IMVAHA): protocol for a randomised cross-over trial assessing the impact of menstrual products on the vaginal microbiome of women aged 18-35 years in Cameroon, Peru and Switzerland.

Ticlla MR, Dumbaugh M, Condori-Catachura S, Kenfack J, Hattendorf J, Van Der Donck L, Arista KM, Arora N, Gebert S, Ackermann L, Ahannach S, Riveros M, Blas MM, Kenmoe S, Barrière FY, Shea AA, Pinedo-Cancino V, Rivas-Ruiz R, Di Cecco V, Esemu L, Ochoa TJ, Lebeer S, Martin Hilber A, Merten S

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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-108568
Published: 2026 Apr 22
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@article{allodium:10.1136/bmjopen-2025-108568,
  title = {Improving menstrual and vaginal health for all (IMVAHA): protocol for a randomised cross-over trial assessing the impact of menstrual products on the vaginal microbiome of women aged 18-35 years in Cameroon, Peru and Switzerland.},
  author = {Ticlla MR and Dumbaugh M and Condori-Catachura S and Kenfack J and Hattendorf J and Van Der Donck L and Arista KM and Arora N and Gebert S and Ackermann L and Ahannach S and Riveros M and Blas MM and Kenmoe S and Barrière FY and Shea AA and Pinedo-Cancino V and Rivas-Ruiz R and Di Cecco V and Esemu L and Ochoa TJ and Lebeer S and Martin Hilber A and Merten S},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {BMJ open},
  doi = {10.1136/bmjopen-2025-108568},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-108568}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Improving menstrual and vaginal health for all (IMVAHA): protocol for a randomised cross-over trial assessing the impact of menstrual products on the vaginal microbiome of women aged 18-35 years in Cameroon, Peru and Switzerland.
AU  - Ticlla MR
AU  - Dumbaugh M
AU  - Condori-Catachura S
AU  - Kenfack J
AU  - Hattendorf J
AU  - Van Der Donck L
AU  - Arista KM
AU  - Arora N
AU  - Gebert S
AU  - Ackermann L
AU  - Ahannach S
AU  - Riveros M
AU  - Blas MM
AU  - Kenmoe S
AU  - Barrière FY
AU  - Shea AA
AU  - Pinedo-Cancino V
AU  - Rivas-Ruiz R
AU  - Di Cecco V
AU  - Esemu L
AU  - Ochoa TJ
AU  - Lebeer S
AU  - Martin Hilber A
AU  - Merten S
PY  - 2026
JO  - BMJ open
DO  - 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-108568
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-108568
ER  -

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MR, T., M, D., S, C., J, K., J, H., L, V. D. D., KM, A., N, A., S, G., L, A., S, A., M, R., MM, B., S, K., FY, B., AA, S., V, P., R, R., V, D. C., L, E., TJ, O., S, L., A, M. H., & S, M. (2026). Improving menstrual and vaginal health for all (IMVAHA): protocol for a randomised cross-over trial assessing the impact of menstrual products on the vaginal microbiome of women aged 18-35 years in Cameroon, Peru and Switzerland.. BMJ open. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-108568

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