Reproductive Health Research Institute (RHRI)

By RRM Academy Reviewed by Dr. Naomi Whittaker, MD, Board-Certified OBGYN, MIGS, NFPMC, FCI Updated May 14, 2026

The Reproductive Health Research Institute (RHRI) is a research and training organization focused on fertility-awareness-based medicine, founded to generate peer-reviewed evidence supporting cycle-informed clinical practice.¹ RHRI is the academic arm of the FEMM framework. Its published work spans FABM method efficacy, the health significance of chronic anovulation, and hormonal biomarker evaluation relevant to reproductive conditions including PCOS, thyroid-related cycle disruption, and immune-mediated pregnancy loss.

RHRI's research has helped establish that cycles characterized by chronic anovulation carry long-term health implications beyond infertility, including elevated risk for metabolic and cardiovascular disease. This evidence base informs the FEMM Medical Management protocol, in which cycle chart data drives clinical evaluation rather than functioning solely as contraceptive guidance.

By publishing in peer-reviewed journals, RHRI contributes to a growing body of evidence that fertility-awareness methods have diagnostic as well as family-planning applications.² This positions RHRI as a key institutional contributor to the broader evidence base for restorative reproductive medicine.

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