Significant social class gradient in menstrual disorders

doi:10.1136/bmj.311.7018.1503a

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Julie Lake,
Chris Power,
Tim Cole

Research assistant Senior lecturer Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Child Health, London WC1N 1EH
Statistician MRC Dunn Nutrition Unit, Cambridge CB4 1XJ

EDITOR,--Diana Kuh and Susan Stirling report significant educational gradients for risk of admission for diseases of the female genital system and breast, and in particular for menstrual disorders: 1% of highly educated women were admitted to hospital for menstrual problems compared with 19% of those with minimal qualifications.1 Social gradients were also observed for hysterectomies and dilatation andcurettage: 37% and 44% of these procedures, respectively, were …