Hirst J

No ORCID on file · 3 papers in corpus
2026
Unscheduled bleeding and endometrial cancer in women on postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy and their matched controls: protocol for a descriptive cohort study using the Orchid-e database
·doi:10.64898/2026.04.17.26350707

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) with oestrogen and progestogen is a common medical treatment for alleviating symptoms of menopause. Since 2015, its use has been increasing in the UK. Unscheduled bleeding can be a symptom of endometrial ca…

other 2024
Incidence of menstrual symptoms suggestive of possible endometriosis in adolescents: and variance in these by ethnicity and socio-economic status
The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners ·doi:10.3399/bjgp24X737685

BACKGROUND: Dysmenorrhoea affects up to 94% of adolescents who menstruate; approximately one third miss school and activities. Dysmenorrhoea can occur without identified pelvic pathology (primary dysmenorrhoea) or in association with other …

2024
What is known about adolescent dysmenorrhoea in (and for) community health settings?
Frontiers in reproductive health ·doi:10.3389/frph.2024.1394978

IntroductionDysmenorrhoea affects many adolescents with significant impacts on education and well-being. In the UK, most of the adolescents who seek care (and many never do), will do so through general practice (primary care). Knowing how b…