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GRASSIR

Group for Research in Sexual and Reproductive Health Care

The Group's lines of work are the promotion of health in pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum and baby, gynaecological and menstrual health, sexual and reproductive health of young people, contraception, voluntary termination of pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, and the use of Information and Communication Technologies for Sexual and Reproductive Health and related gender violence.

Currently, these lines are developed from the perspective of Sex and Gender Diversity and the environmental footprint. The main objective of the group is the enhancement, improvement of the quality and consolidation of the research carried out in the field of Sexual and Reproductive Health Care, of the North Metropolitan Territorial Management of the Catalan Institute of Health, with international significance.

It is made up of researchers with different professional profiles and coordinates with other research groups, both in primary and hospital care.

Group projects

  • Study of the prevalence of sexual and reproductive health impairment in women with persistent symptoms of COVID-19 (Post COVID-19 condition). ICS - Catalan Institute of Health. 2023-2027. IP: Júlia Mitjans Carrasco.
  • Sara Borrell ISCIII 2021. (CD21/00124). Carlos III Health Institute. 2021-2024. IP: Laura Medina Perucha.
  • Effectiveness of a reinforcement intervention in the practice of breastfeeding from a nutritional and environmental and problem-solving perspective in the postpartum period to increase the prevalence of breastfeeding at 6 months postpartum: GREEN MOTHER. Generalitat Catalunya. IP: Rosa Maria Cabedo Ferreiro.
  • Emotional health, care and perimenopause: a qualitative and participatory study for the co-creation of a guide for the development of public policies in the city of Barcelona. (24S05923-001). Jordi Gol i Gurina Primary Care Research Institute (IDIAPJGol); Institut Municipal Hisenda BCN – AJUNTAMENT DE BARCELONA. 2024-2027. IP: Laura Medina Perucha.
  • Emotional and social well-being in women and people in the perimenopausal stage Catalonia: a photovoice study. 2023-2025. IP: Laura Medina Perucha.
  • Perceived quality of women who have carried out a voluntary interruption of pharmacological pregnancy in Primary Care at the Catalan Institute of Health. 2023-2026. PI: Gemma Falguera Puig.
  • Insertion of the Intrauterine Device by professionals in Sexual and Reproductive Health Care: Evaluation of the results and satisfaction of women. ICS - Catalan Institute of Health. 2023-2026. IP: Mercedes Guerrero Martínez.
  • Person-centered care and quality of life in women with dyspareunia. (PIFIISC22/28). Fundación Canaria Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Canarias. 2023-2026. IP: Laura Medina Perucha.
  • Use of drugs, complementary medicine and vaccination in women and pregnant and lactating people: a qualitative study. 2022-2025. IP: Laura Medina Perucha.
  • Evaluation of an educational intervention of menstrual equity in secondary schools in Catalonia: mixed methodology project. Catalan Women's Institute. 2022-2024. IP: Laura Medina Perucha.
  • 2022 Inserció del dispositiu intrauterí per professionals de l'atenció a la salut sexual i reproductiva: avaluació dels resultats i satisfacció de les dones. ICS - Institut Català de la Salut. 2022-2025. IP: Mercedes Guerrero Martínez.
  • Universal Screening Program for Cytomegalovirus Infection in the First Trimester of Pregnancy: Multicent Pilot Study In The Barcelona Area (CITEMB Study). (SLT021/21/000051). Generalitat Catalunya. 2022-2025. IP: Roser Gol Gomez.
  • Effectiveness of a reinforcement intervention in the practice of breastfeeding from a nutritional and environmental and problem-solving perspective in the postpartum period to increase the prevalence of breastfeeding at 6 months postpartum: GREEN MOTHER. (SLT021/21/000063). Generalitat Catalunya. 2022-2025. IP: Gemma Falguera Puig.
  • Implementation of the assessment of the foetal ears as an independent ultrasound marker of genetic abnormalities. ICS - Catalan Institute of Health. 2022-2025. IP: Elizabeth Baldrich Martin.
  • Analysis of the prognosis of COVID-19 infection in the population of pregnant women in the METROPOLITAN NORTH. ICS
  • Catalan Institute of Health. 2022-2025. IP: Azahara Reyes Lacalle.
  • Insertion of the Intrauterine Device by professionals in Sexual and Reproductive Health Care: Evaluation of the results and satisfaction of women. (MN22/2). ICS
  • Catalan Institute of Health. 2022-2025. IP: Mercedes Guerrero Martínez. - Study of the prevalence of sexual and reproductive health impairment in women with persistent symptoms of COVID-19 (Post COVID-19 condition). ICS Catalan Institute of Health. 2022-2025. IP: Júlia Mitjans Carrasco.
  • The late diagnosis of endometriosis in Catalonia: a participatory study of mixed methodology. Association of People Affected by Endometriosis of Catalonia; Merck Sharp & Dohme de España, S.A. 2021-2025. PI: Laura Medina Perucha.
  • Menstrual health and period poverty among young people who menstruate in the Barcelona metropolitan area (Spain). La Trastienda Comunicación, S.L. 2019-2024. PI: Laura Medina Perucha.
  • Respondent driven sampling" to characterize young people at risk of undiagnosed Chlamydia infection. (PROJ-25). Jordi Gol i Gurina Primary Care Research Institute (IDIAPJGol). 2017-2025. IP: Azahara Reyes Lacalle.

Group publications

  • Sahr JN, Bennett M, Medina Perucha L, Jacques Aviño C. Emotional health in adolescents from a critical perspective: Photo-elicitation in a cross-cultural neighborhood. SSM-Qual. Res. Health. 2025;7
  • Paz JP, Garcia Egea A, Jacques Avino C, Cornejo AMB, Medina Perucha L. An intersectional approach on menstrual inequity as lived by women in circumstances of socioeconomic vulnerability in an urban and rural setting in Spain: a qualitative study. Sex Reprod Health Matters. 2024;32(1):2422155-2422155. PMID:39450492.
  • Cruz A, Cuxart Graell A, Goncalves AQ, Vazquez Villegas J, Vallejo Godoy S, Salas Coronas J et al. Delivering an innovative multi-infection and female genital mutilation screening to high-risk migrant populations (ISMiHealth): study protocol of a cluster randomised controlled trial with embedded process evaluation. BMJ Open. 2024;14(11):PMID:39496367.
  • Pujol Puyane T, Medina Perucha L, Lopez Jimenez T, Berenguera A. A qualitative exploration of Gestalt therapy and systemic pedagogy paediatric primary healthcare consultations in Agramunt (Spain). Prim Health Care Res Dev. 2024;25PMID:39419823.
  • Cos Busquets J, Cabedo Ferreiro RM, Liutsko L, Reyes Lacalle A, García Sierra R, Colldeforns Vidal M et al. A Comprehensive Assessment of the Environmental Impact of Different Infant Feeding Types: The Observational Study GREEN MOTHER. J Adv Nurs. 2024;PMID:39362795.
  • Alcaraz vidal L, Escuriet R, Palau Costafreda R, Leon Larios F, Robleda G. Midwife-attended planned home births versus planned hospital births in Spain: Maternal and neonatal outcomes. Midwifery. 2024;136PMID:39002394.
  • Cabedo Ferreiro RM, Liutsko L, Cos Busquets J, García Sierra R, Colldeforns Vidal M, Reyes Lacalle A et al. Environmental impact of infant feeding type, accessories used and maternal dietary habits: The GREEN MOTHER-I project, a cross-sectional study protocol. Nutr J. 2024;23(1):97-97. PMID:39164727.
  • Jimènez Barragan M, Falguera Puig G, Curto Garcia JJ, Monistrol O, Coll Navarro E, Tarragó Grima M et al. Prevalence of anxiety and depression and their associated risk factors throughout pregnancy and postpartum: a prospective cross-sectional descriptive multicentred study. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2024;24(1):500-500. PMID:39054429.
  • Carmona Cervelló M, León Gómez BB, Dacosta Aguayo R, Lamonja Vicente N, Montero Alía P, Molist G et al. Long COVID: cognitive, balance, and retina manifestations. Front Med (Lausanne). 2024;111399145-1399145. PMID:39036098.
  • García Egea A, López Jiménez T, Jacques Aviñó C, Beltrán A, Sánchez AP, Martínez Bueno C et al. Menstrual experiences and acceptability of a menstrual equity intervention among adolescents in Catalonia (Spain). Gac Sanit. 2024;38102415-102415. PMID:39047371.
  • López Gimeno E, Falguera Puig G, García Sierra R, Vicente Hernández MM, Cubero LB, Seguranyes G. Impact of shared decision-making on women's childbirth preferences: A cluster randomised controlled trial. Midwifery. 2024;133103999-103999. PMID:38643600.
  • Asensio Puig L, de Andrés Pablo A, Khannous Lleiffe O, Ibáñez R, Acera A, de Sanjosé S et al. Proof of Concept Study: Comparability of Microbiome Diversity in Self- and Physician-Collected HPV-Positive and HPV-Negative Cervicovaginal Samples. Int J Mol Sci. 2024;25(11):PMID:38891924.
  • Robles C, Monfil L, Ibáñez R, Roura E, Font R, Peremiquel Trillas P et al. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cervical cancer screening participation, abnormal cytology prevalence and screening interval in Catalonia. Front Oncol. 2024;141338859-1338859. PMID:38873256.
  • Liutsko L, Igumnov S, Drozdovitch V, Cardis E. Association between radiation dose, thyroid hormone, and IQ levels in children exposed to radiation in utero after the Chernobyl accident. Int J Radiat Biol. 2024;100(9):1-7. PMID:38748999.
  • Alcaraz Vidal L, Velasco I, Pascual M, Gomez R, Escuriet R, Comas C. First alongside midwifery led unit in a high complexity public hospital in Spain: Maternal and neonatal outcomes. Women Birth. 2024;37(3):PMID:38296744.
  • Roure S, Valles X, Perez Quilez O, Lopez Munoz I, Chamorro A, Abad E et al. Female genitourinary schistosomiasis-related symptoms in long-term sub-Saharan African migrants in Europe: a prospective population-based study. J Travel Med. 2024;31(6):PMID:38438139.
  • Medina Perucha L, Jacques Aviñó C, Holst AS, Valls Llobet C, Pinzón Sanabria D, García Egea A et al. Systemic Powers, Institutionalized Thinking and Situated Knowledge: A Qualitative Exploration on the Meanings of 'Menstruation' and 'Menstrual Health' in Spain. Sex Roles. 2024;
  • Medina Perucha L, López Jiménez T, Pujolar Díaz G, Martínez Bueno C, Munrós Feliu J, Valls Llobet C et al. Menstrual characteristics and associations with sociodemographic factors and self-rated health in Spain: a cross-sectional study. BMC Womens Health. 2024;24(1):88-88. PMID:38310222.
  • Medina Perucha L, Jacques Aviñó C. Menstrual health, equity and justice: collective knowledge and menstrual policymaking in Spain. Gac Sanit. 2024;38(S1):102356-102356. PMID:38350394.
  • Torrell G, Puente D, Jacques Aviñó C, Carrasco Ribelles LA, Violán C, Lopez Jiménez T et al. Characterisation, symptom pattern and symptom clusters from a retrospective cohort of Long COVID patients in primary care in Catalonia. BMC Infect Dis. 2024;24(1):82-82. PMID:38225587.
  • Garcia Egea A, Holst AS, Jacques Avino C, Martinez Bueno C, Berenguera A, Vicente Hernandez MM et al. Perspectives on menstrual policymaking and community-based actions in Catalonia (Spain): a qualitative study. Reprod Health. 2024;21(1):1-1. PMID:38178256.
  • Munne Barellas B, García Egea A, Morros Pedrós R, Vedia Urgell C, Giner Soriano M, Medina Perucha L. Experiences prescribing medicines, alternative treatments and vaccines among health professionals in Catalonia (Spain): A qualitative study. Basic Clin. Pharmacol. Toxicol. 2024;13557-57.
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