TABLE 5.

Programmatic Guidance for Family Planning and Menstrual Health Integration by Engaging Stakeholders and Strengthening National Policies^{^a}

	Preadolescence	Adolescence	Mid-Life and Reproductive Years	Perimenopause and Menopause
Implement SBCC and Advocacy Programs	Include messaging about FP, MH, and contraceptive-induced menstrual changes in SBCC campaigns and interventions, including interventions that destigmatize and make these topics more understandable to relevant audiences.
Implement SBCC and Advocacy Programs	Advocate at the policy level to ensure decision-makers are educated on the issues of FP, MH, and contraceptive-induced menstrual changes and aware of the best ways to include these issues in policy-level decisions.
Strengthen National Policies and Guidelines	Review and update FP, MH, and SRHR policies to ensure that adequate, evidence-based information about FP-MH integration and contraceptive-induced menstrual changes is included and promoted.
Strengthen National Policies and Guidelines	Review and update FP, MH, and SRHR guidelines to ensure that adequate, evidence-based information about FP-MH integration and contraceptive-induced menstrual changes is included. Update clinical guidance and training for health care providers as needed.

Abbreviations: FP, family planning; MH, menstrual health; SBCC, social and behavior change communication; SRHR, sexual and reproductive health and rights.
↵a In all areas of integration, conduct programmatic research, implementation science, and routine or enhanced monitoring and evaluation that can be used to inform and improve future programs.