Briggs P

No ORCID on file · 7 papers in corpus · active 2023-2026

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other 2026
Breaking the silence and building strength; rethinking menopause care through exercise and cultural insight
Frontiers in global women's health ·doi:10.3389/fgwh.2026.1683735

Menopause remains a largely neglected aspect of women's health in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), particularly across Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Despite the profound physical, cognitive, and emotional changes it entai…

other 2026
Menopause as an Embodied and Occupational Disruption: A Qualitative Study of Women's Experiences in Ghana (MARIE-WP2a)
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology ·doi:10.1111/1471-0528.70189

OBJECTIVE: To explore the lived experiences of perimenopause/menopause among Ghanaian women. DESIGN: Qualitative study using in-depth, semi-structured interviews. SETTING: Community and hospital based settings across Ghana, where women's …

other 2026
Physical and mental health impact of perimenopause, menopause and post menopause in a diverse global population (MARIE Project- Global Chapter WP 2a): cross-sectional quantitative data from a mixed-methods study
EClinicalMedicine ·doi:10.1016/j.eclinm.2026.104032

BACKGROUND: Menopause is a major global health issue affecting cisgender women, transgender people, and gender-diverse populations, yet it remains under-recognised in research and policy, particularly in low-income and middle-income countri…

2026
The burden of sleep disturbances on quality of life and mental well-being in nearly 50,000 perimenopausal and postmenopausal women with and without concurrent vasomotor symptoms from the United States and Europe.
Menopause (New York, N.Y.) ·doi:10.1097/gme.0000000000002654

ObjectivesTo quantify the burden of sleep disturbances on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and mental well-being in perimenopausal and postmenopausal women with/without co-occurring vasomotor symptoms (VMS).MethodsPerimenopausal and p…

2025
An Exploration of the Physical and Mental Health Impact among a Diverse Population in the United Kingdom Experiencing Perimenopause and Menopause (MARIE UK-WP2a)
·doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-7471671/v1

Abstract Background Menopause is associated with diverse physical and mental symptoms, yet variation across menopausal stages and modes of onset remains poorly characterised in United Kingdom (UK) based populations. This study aimed to eva…

2025
Evaluating treatment options for symptomatic uterine fibroids: a systematic review and meta-analysis of effectiveness, recovery, and long-term outcomes (MARIE WP1).
Frontiers in global women's health ·doi:10.3389/fgwh.2025.1601341

BackgroundUterine fibroids can significantly impair the quality of life of women. While most fibroids remain asymptomatic, 25% of women diagnosed with uterine fibroids require medical intervention.MethodsA systematic review and meta-analysi…

2023
Progesterone from ovulatory menstrual cycles is an important cause of breast cancer.
Breast cancer research : BCR ·doi:10.1186/s13058-023-01661-0

Many factors, including reproductive hormones, have been linked to a woman's risk of developing breast cancer (BC). We reviewed the literature regarding the relationship between ovulatory menstrual cycles (MCs) and BC risk. Physiological va…