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Referral for menstrual problems: cross sectional survey of symptoms, reasons for referral, and management

Pamela Warner, Hilary O D Critchley, Mary Ann Lumsden, Mary Campbell-Brown, Anne Douglas, Gordon Murray
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.323.7303.24 Published 7 July 2001
Table 2

Discordance between reason for referral by general practitioner and woman's stated reason for attendance

Reason for attendanceNo (%) of discordant cases* (n=952)Ratio (95% CI) of discordant reasons†
Bleeding261 (27.4)4.01‡ (3.0 to 5.3)
Pain225 (23.6)0.54‡ (0.4 to 0.7)
Cycle related changes47 (4.9)1.04 (0.6 to 1.9)

  • ↵* Either doctor or woman cites reason but not both.

  • ↵† Doctor only divided by woman only (McNemar odds ratio).

  • ↵‡ P<0.001 by McNemar's test.

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    Warner P, Critchley H O D, Lumsden M A, Campbell-Brown M, Douglas A, Murray G et al. Referral for menstrual problems: cross sectional survey of symptoms, reasons for referral, and management BMJ 2001; 323 :24 doi:10.1136/bmj.323.7303.24

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