Gynaecological symptoms.

Psychiatric disorder and gynaecological symptoms in middle aged women.

In a community survey 521 women aged 35-59 were selected at random from all patients registered in two groups practices. They were interviewed at home and assessed by means of standardised psychiatric measures and detailed gynaecological inquiry. Levels of psychiatric morbidity were found to be within the expected range for such a sample. Both psychiatric morbidity and the personality dimension...

Increasing awareness of gynaecological cancer symptoms: a GP perspective

BACKGROUND In the UK there has been an effort, through the National Awareness and Early Diagnosis Initiative (NAEDI), to increase early stage diagnoses and ultimately cancer survival. Encouraging early symptom presentation through awareness-raising activities in primary care is one method to achieve this goal. Understanding GPs' views about this type of activity, however, is crucial prior to im...

Gynaecological symptoms associated with physical and sexual violence.

OBJECTIVE The study aims to describe the prevalence of violent physical and sexual experiences in female outpatients and to identify specific gynaecological symptoms that are associated with a history of abuse. STUDY DESIGN We performed a cross-sectional study among native German women. The confidential self-administered questionnaire included items on physical and sexual abuse and on the pat...

Gynaecological Therapeutics

Gynaecological Cancer

Endometrial cancer generally has a good prognosis because most cases are diagnosed in stage I. It is possible to identify subgroups of patients with early-stage endometrial cancer with a poor prognosis. Despite a traditional generous use of adjuvant radiotherapy, these patients have five-year overall survival of approximately 80%. In this group there is a need for an effective systemic adjuvant...