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12623484

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-3-7
pubmed:abstractText
A previous study identified interference with life as the main reason for consultation with increased vaginal bleeding. The purpose of this study was to determine the reasons why the heaviness of periods interferes with life and how this may be related to consultation. The design was a case-control study in which questionnaires were sent to women who consulted primary care with new episodes of increased vaginal bleeding and two groups of controls: consulting controls with another illness and non-consulting community controls. Of the 186 women who reported that heaviness of periods interfered with life the most common reason given was 'mood' (87%). There was no difference in the reporting of 'mood' interfering with life or general health questionnaire score between cases, consulting controls and non-consulting controls. Women who report heavy periods interfering with life complain most commonly of mood as one of the reasons. This does not distinguish consulters and non-consulters and is not reflected in objective measures of psychological distress. Clinicians should focus initially on treating the presenting physical symptoms.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0144-3615
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
23
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
48-50
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Increased vaginal bleeding: the reasons women give for consulting primary care.
pubmed:affiliation
Primary Care Sciences Research Centre, Keele University, Staffordshire, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article