Gynaecology

Myra S. Hunter
In: Health Psychology · 1995 · pp. 261–282 · doi:10.1007/978-1-4899-3226-6_15 · W4211179304
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Women attending gynaecological clinics exhibit high rates of psychological distress and psychiatric issues, potentially due to general female prevalence and distress in those seeking medical help.

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This paper is a broad narrative overview of psychological distress and psychiatric morbidity in women attending gynecological clinics, contextualizing such distress using background findings on sex differences in psychological well-being and the emotional burden of help-seeking. It surveys themes such as psychosomatic and psychosexual aspects of gynecologic conditions and procedures (including pelvic pain, menopause, hysterectomy, sterilization, infertility, dysmenorrhea, and premenstrual complaints) drawing largely on previously published studies listed in its references. A key limitation is that, based on the provided text, the work functions as an overview rather than presenting new original data or clearly stated methods for synthesis. Relevance to endometriosis: the excerpt provided does not specifically mention endometriosis or adenomyosis, though related gynecologic pain and clinic-based psychological morbidity topics are commonly adjacent in this field.

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