The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
Br J Gen Pract
· ISSN (e) 1478-5242
· 63 papers in corpus
observational
2022
BACKGROUND: Heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) is a common problem that can significantly affect women's lives. There is a lack of evidence on long-term outcomes after seeking treatment. AIM: To assess continuation rates of medical treatments …
other
2022
other
2022
2021
qualitative
2021
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…
other
2021
other
2021
other
2020
other
2020
other
2020
observational
2020
BACKGROUND: Pre-existing concurrent medical conditions (multimorbidity) complicate cancer diagnosis when they provide plausible diagnostic alternatives for cancer symptoms. AIM: To investigate associations in bladder cancer between: first,…
other
2020
BACKGROUND: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common lifelong metabolic condition with serious associated comorbidities. Evidence points to a delay in diagnosis and inconsistency in the information provided to women with PCOS. AIM: To …
case-report
2019
Endometriosis is a common gynaecological condition where endometrium-like tissue is located outside the uterine cavity, predominantly inside the pelvis, causing symptoms such as dysmenorrhoea and dyspareunia.1 However, extrapelvic endometri…
observational
2017
BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a condition with relatively non-specific symptoms, and in some cases a long time elapses from first-symptom presentation to diagnosis. AIM: To develop and test new composite pointers to a diagnosis of endometri…
other
2017
review
2015
Prompt diagnosis of endometriosis is a clinical imperative for general practice. Women with endometriosis typically face a diagnostic delay of 7–10 years, despite more frequent GP and accident and emergency attendances than women without th…
other
2015
As a hospital gynaecologist I may not be the best person to comment on your article1 but these are my thoughts. Symptoms that could be …
other
2014
qualitative
2014
BACKGROUND: An indwelling urinary catheter can solve the problem of incontinence and may be life-saving in individuals with retention, but it can cause problems such as infection and may have a negative impact on body image, sex, and sexual…
other
2014
case-report
2013
observational
2013
BACKGROUND: Early diagnosis of cancer could improve survival so better tools are needed. AIM: To derive an algorithm to estimate absolute risks of different types of cancer in women incorporating multiple symptoms and risk factors. Design …
observational
2012
BACKGROUND: Patients often seek doctors of the same sex, particularly for sex-specific complaints and also because of a perception that doctors have greater knowledge of complaints relating to their own sex. Few studies have investigated di…
qualitative
2012
BACKGROUND: Infertility 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 h…
observational
2011
BACKGROUND: In developed countries, primary health care increasingly involves the care of patients with multiple chronic conditions, referred to as multimorbidity. AIM: To describe the epidemiology of multimorbidity and relationships betwe…