INTRODUCTION: Endometriosis is a chronic, systemic condition affecting 5-10% of individuals assigned female at birth. Due to its non-specific symptoms, diagnosis is often delayed. OBJECTIVES: This study aims to explore diagnostic challenge…
Endometriosis is a chronic, systemic condition affecting 5–10% of individuals assigned female at birth. Due to its non-specific symptoms, diagnosis is often delayed. This study aims to explore diagnostic challenges and decision-making proce…
Endometriosis is a chronic, systemic condition affecting 5–10% of individuals assigned female at birth. Due to its non-specific symptoms, diagnosis is often delayed. This study aims to explore diagnostic challenges and decision-making proce…
BACKGROUND: Endometriosis affects approximately 10% of those assigned female at birth. Diagnostic journeys can be complex. The average 8-9 years between presenting symptoms and diagnosis has not changed significantly despite guidance. AIM:…
BACKGROUND: Endometriosis affects approximately 6-10% of women, with well documented delays between initial presentation with symptoms and diagnosis. In England, women typically seek help first in primary care, making this setting pivotal i…
BACKGROUND: Endometriosis affects approximately 6-10% of women, with well documented delays between initial presentation with symptoms and diagnosis. In England, women typically seek help first in primary care, making this setting pivotal i…
Recent Women's Health Strategies, published in Scotland 1 and announced for England, 2 are a welcome recognition that for too long women have lived within health and care systems designed mostly for men, by men. 2 Their explicit focus on wo…
ObjectivesTo explore why and how fertility patients decide to allow (or deny) the use of personal data held in the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority registry for linkage and research.DesignA qualitative study was conducted using …
BackgroundInfertility affects 9% of couples in the UK. Most couples who visit their GP because they are worried about their fertility will ultimately conceive, but a few will not. Treatment usually happens in secondary care, but GPs can hav…