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Chronic pelvic pain is one of the most prevalent syndromes in family medicine, gynecology, and urology. Chronic pelvic pain patients are often misdiagnosed and have unnecessary prolonged suffering. Both misdiagnosis and delay in treatment n…

Emerging as a commercial category in 2016, 'femtech' has been publicly celebrated as a category of consumer-based digital health technologies designed to support the unmet and systemically marginalized health needs of women in areas such as…

BACKGROUND: Routine primary care data may be a valuable resource for preconception health research and to inform the provision of preconception care. AIM: To review how primary care data could provide information on the prevalence of preco…

INTRODUCTION: Data linkage methodologies are increasingly being utilised across research, but there is currently no evidence on the extent and nature of studies that have used linked reproductive health data. The objective of this scoping r…

The well-being of individuals and communities is increasingly recognized as a core objective of economic and global development policies and programs. However, existing measures of well-being neglect sexual and reproductive experiences, whi…

Abstract The mpox outbreak of 2022-2023 represented a new global health challenge and recognition of mpox as a sexually transmitted disease. The majority of cases were reported in men who have sex with men (MSM), but women are also suscept…

Background Routine primary care data may be a valuable resource for preconception health research and informing provision of preconception care. Aim To review how primary care data could provide information on the prevalence of preconceptio…

Introduction There is growing scientific and policy recognition that optimising health before a potential pregnancy (preconception health) improves reproductive outcomes and the lifelong health of future children. However, public awareness …

INTRODUCTION: There is growing scientific and policy recognition that optimising health before a potential pregnancy (preconception health) improves reproductive outcomes and the lifelong health of future children. However, public awareness…

STUDY QUESTION: What is the proportion of women who experience natural conception after a livebirth via assisted reproductive technology (ART)? SUMMARY ANSWER: Current evidence suggests that natural conception pregnancy may occur in at lea…

Objective: To evaluate the implementation of the London Measure of Unplanned Pregnancy (LMUP) in antenatal care. Design: Mixed methods evaluation of a pilot. Setting: Antenatal care at University College London Hospital and Homerton Hospita…

INTRODUCTION: Chronic Pelvic Pain (CPP) is a complex, multifaceted condition that affects both women and men. There is limited literature on the cost utilization the healthcare system and CPP patients incur. The purpose of this analysis is …

BACKGROUND: The use of in vitro fertilisation (IVF) has increased rapidly since its inception in 1978. Women seeking IVF have a wide range of subfertility causes including unexplained subfertility. A growing subgroup of women seek treatment…

Endometriosis of the appendix is an entity of extragonadal endometriosis. It commonly affects women in the childbearing age with a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations. Women can present with symptoms mimicking acute appendicitis or chr…