Rose Stevens

Postdoc @ Policy Research Unit in Reproductive Health @UCL_IfWH

Contraceptive side-effects, biosocial anthropology, reproductive justice, critical measurement

[Rose Stevens @rosestevens8]

Our new commentary “Misconceptions, misinformation, and misperceptions: a case for removing the “mis-” when discussing contraceptive beliefs” with @aoife_md @K_MacHiyama @consta23 is now published in Studies in Family Planning! @Pop_Council @PSG_LSHTM ➡️https://t.co/BVoyKgIKEz

[NIHR Policy Research Unit in Reproductive Health @ReproHealthPRU]

🩸 Deciding how to avoid pregnancy or manage painful periods?

We’re running a study for participants aged 18–30 in England.

💬 2 interviews + online info sharing

🎁 Paid with vouchers

Apply by 10 Nov, 5pm: https://t.co/0s0Md6hHFJ

[Rose Stevens @rosestevens8]

Pleased to share our new paper on linked reproductive health data in the UK

Looking forward to discussing it further at the ADR UK (Administrative Data Research UK) conference next week in Cardiff! @ADRUK2025

[NIHR Policy Research Unit in Reproductive Health @ReproHealthPRU]

📖We reviewed 272 UK studies using linked reproductive health data. Findings? Growing use but gaps in topics like contraception & menopause, and limited reporting on inequalities.
Read the full review here: https://t.co/SVzawYFbpg
Read the summary here: https://t.co/lziXFBtFct

[NIHR Policy Research Unit in Reproductive Health @ReproHealthPRU]

🆕 We’re launching a new Contraception Project to better understand attitudes & decision-making around contraception. Stay informed: 🔗 https://t.co/VULb05eNSl #ContraceptionMatters #IWD2025 #WomensRights #RHPRU

[NIHR Policy Research Unit in Reproductive Health @ReproHealthPRU]

🔍Get involved! Ever struggled with contraception choices? Your voice matters! We're looking for 4 people (18-35, AFAB) to help co-produce our contraception project.
📅 Apply by 31st March 2025!
📩Link: https://t.co/ZlXjitouha

[NIHR Policy Research Unit in Reproductive Health @ReproHealthPRU]

📢Opportunity to be part of a project about Reproductive Health Data! We're seeking 4 people with lived experience of accessing reproductive health services to help shape a public event in Summer 2025. Find out more and apply here by Jan 8 2025: https://t.co/vnmqI27pu2

[Rose Stevens @rosestevens8]

5/5

Next steps?

Short term: Improve side-effect measurement in population health surveys and disaggregate prevalence to understand inequalities.

Long term: Innovation in personalised contraception / predictive prescribing to answer women’s calls for contraception that fits.

[Rose Stevens @rosestevens8]

📢 Which women are most at risk of side-effects from hormonal contraception? 👇

Check out our new qualitative analysis of Ethiopian women’s perspectives on variation in contraceptive side-effects in the Journal of Biosocial Science: https://t.co/tOzLIXugg2

Findings below

[Rose Stevens @rosestevens8]

4/5

The findings provide insight into how an individual’s wider life context could drive variation in when and why different side effects manifest, and shows the value of centring from women’s own narratives on health risks and trade-offs.

[Rebecca Sear @RebeccaSear]

Lynn's "national IQ" dataset is egregiously flawed; he never described methods for its construction & there is evidence the dataset is systematically biased. Journals should retract papers which have used the data, yet are reluctant to do so, as our @statnews piece describes👇

[Dr Sarah Myers @SMyers1983]

“The persistence of eugenics in mainstream journals highlights major gaps in research integrity” - wise and important words from @RebeccaSear https://t.co/WTaGZHRXOX

[Rose Stevens @rosestevens8]

Great data from @clue users on contraceptive bleeding priorities 🩸

"Rather than attempting to “educate” potential users on the superior benefits of some method or another, contraceptive counseling is most effective when the client’s values are honored."
https://t.co/9Hq8TK9WT6

[Centre for Reproductive Research & Communication @CRRC_BPAS]

The Heather Trickey Essay Prize 2023 is now live! Deadline 8th Jan 2024.

Essays should:

⭐️Identify a specific area of women’s reproductive health

⭐️Be realistic & identify barriers for change

⭐️Be solution-focused

Winner receives a £1000 prize.
https://t.co/RG6WpjeDQp

[Rose Stevens @rosestevens8]

Incredible plenary today from @LauraSochas on quant approaches for critical & feminist pop studies. Inspiring and packed with super useful methods and messages ✨#bsps2023

[Rose Stevens @rosestevens8]

Super proud of @GKountourides giving the world her wisdom on all things menstruation, hormones, and inflammation - have a watch!

[University of Oxford @UniofOxford]

🆕🎬 | 5 things you probably didn't know about periods

@GKountourides - a DPhil student at @oxford_anthro - dispels some myths around menstruation while shedding light on recent findings.

This film was made in partnership with @bbcideas & @oxsocsci ⬇️

[Rose Stevens @rosestevens8]

Had such a wonderful day at the @BConceived conference, hearing about all the amazing interdisciplinary repro research happening out there! Thanks hosts and to my other contraception panelists @AdeleMaryMoore @karissapatton

[Broadly Conceived @BConceived]

Next is Rose Stevens asking ‘who gets contraceptive side-effects?’

Rose focuses on Ethiopian women’s voices to interrogate the differential impacts of contraceptive use.

[Manna Mostaghim @Manna_Mstghm]

What an incredibly generous and inspiring keynote presentation by @CRostvik at @BConceived - and her welcoming us all in the SRH space to recognise rooms like this help dismantle stigma and build solidarity.

[BPAS @BPAS1968]

Today, the number of women facing criminal investigation under a
cruel and outdated law is increasing. 

It is time to stop subjecting women who have experienced pregnancy loss to years of police investigation.

Join the campaign.  https://t.co/052wRqiyRq