OBGYN & Women’s Health

The researchers conducted this study to investigate whether women with CHD were receiving appropriate advice on contraception. Sixteen of the 46 women had never discussed contraception with a health professional. Nine of these...

When investigating the association between HRT use and breast cancer risk, it is, therefore, necessary to adjust for the potential confounder, ‘age at menopause’. Using data on 13 357 postmenopausal women in whom 396 cases of...

Researchers conducted this study to explore sex workers’ accounts of condom use and their recommendations about how condoms might be improved. Researchers conducted in-depth interviews were conducted with 22 female sex...

This article reports on a study carried out within NI and explores young people’s knowledge and sexual health information sources. School pupils aged 14–18 years (n = 414) participated in the study, and a self-administered...

Reachers conducted this study to assess compliance with the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists guidelines regarding screening for and treating Chlamydia trachomatis before vaginal termination of pregnancy (VTOP)...

The study objective was to report setting up and running a new outpatient service for early medical termination under seven weeks’ gestation. We describe the process of setting up the clinic within the confines of the...

Researchers conducted this study to assess the extent to which the FFPRHC Guidance is being followed in general practice, an audit of the medical notes of women requesting EC between January 2003 and December 2004 in six general...

Researchers conducted this study to determine how much of an impact endometriosis-associated dyspareunia has on women’s lives and relationships. The present study was a qualitative study using semi-structured interviews,...

This paper provides a unique profile of which men have increased their use of GPs or FPCs for family planning services over the 1990s. Data were taken from the repeated cross-sectional British Omnibus Survey, 1991–2000. In...

The present study analyzed tests collected from 4475 young people via postal testing kits at a local sexual health clinic and further education colleges in Lothian, Scotland. 84.8% of the testers were female, and 15.2% were...