Are gynaecologists confident addressing sexual issues with menopausal women?

Menopause International

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 131-133

  Cordingley, Lis ^a   Mackie, Fiona ^a   Pilkington, Andrea ^a   Bundy, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

communication; menopause; Sexual; training

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIFESPAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MENOPAUSE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN; POSTMENOPAUSE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUALITY; TRAINING;

FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HUMANS; MALE; MENOPAUSE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 70049116465     PISSN: 17540453     EISSN: 17540461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/mi.2009.009023     Document Type: Review

References (24)

1. West SL, D’Aloisio AA, Agans R, Kalsbeek WD, Borisov N, Thorp J. Prevalence of low sexual desire and hypoactive sexual desire disorder in a nationally representative sample of US women. Arch Intern Med 2008; 168: 1441–9
2. Tomlinson JM. Sexual Health and the Menopause. London: British Menopause Society and Royal Society of Medicine Press, 2005
3. Castelo-Branco C, Blumel JE, Araya H,, et al. Prevalence of sexual dysfunction in a cohort of middle-aged women: influences of menopause and hormone replacement therapy. J Obstet Gynaecol 2003; 23: 426–30
4. Nappi RE, Nijland EA. Women's perception of sexuality around the menopause: outcomes of a European telephone survey. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2008; 137: 10–16
5. Christen RN, Alder J, Bitzer J. Gender differences in physicians’ communicative skills and their influence on patient satisfaction in gynaecological outpatient consultations. Soc Sci Med 2008; 66: 1474–83
6. van Dulmen AM. Communication during gynaecological out-patient encounters. J Psychosom Obstet Gynaecol 1999; 20: 119–26
7. Himmel W, Ittner E, Kron M, Kochen MM, Comparing women's views on family and sexual problems in family and gynaecological practices. J Psychosom Obstet Gynaecol 1999; 20: 127–35
8. Johnson AM, Schnatz PF, Kelsey AM, Ohannessian CM. Do women prefer care from female or male obstetrician-gynaecologists? A study of patient gender preference. J Am Osteopath Assoc 2005; 105: 369–79
9. Howell EA, Gardiner B, Concato J. Do women prefer female obstetricians? Obstet Gynaecol 2002; 99: 1031–5
10. Humphrey S, Nazareth I. GPs’ views on their management of sexual dysfunction. Fam Pract 2001; 15: 516–518
11. Gott M, Hinchliff S. Barriers to seeking treatment for sexual problems in primary care: a qualitative study with older people. Fam Pract 2003; 20: 690–694
12. UK Department of Health. The National Strategy for Sexual Health and HIV. London: UK Department of Health, 2001
13. FitzGerald M, Crowley T, Greenhouse P, Probert C, Horner P. Teaching sexual history taking to medical students and examining it: experience in one medical school and a national survey. Med Educ 2008; 37: 94–98
14. Hulsman RL, Ros WJG, Winnubst JAM, Bensing JM. Teaching clinically experienced physicians communication skills. A review of evaluation studies. Med Educ 1999; 33: 655–68
15. Alder J, Christen R, Zemp E, Bitzer J. Communication skills training in obstetrics and gynaecology: whom should we train? A randomized controlled trial. Arch Gynaecol Obstet 2007; 276: 605–12
16. van Dulmen AM, van Weert JCM. Effects of gynaecological education on interpersonal communication skills. BJOG 2001; 108: 485–91
17. Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists. National Undergraduate Curriculum in Obstetrics and Gynaecology: Report of a Working Party (2009). London: RCOG Press at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologist Registered Charity No. 213280 Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, http://www.rcog.org.uk/education-and-exams/curriculum/undergraduate, last updated 24 February 2009, ( last accessed 27 February 2009)
18. Postgraduate Curriculum Committee, Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists, http://www.rcog.org.uk/education-and-exams/curriculum/core, last updated March 2009 ( last accessed 30 March 2009)
19. Curriculum Committee, Royal College of General Practitioners, http://www.rcgp-curriculum.org.uk/PDF/curr_10_1_Womens_Health.pdf, last updated January 2007 ( last accessed February 2009)
20. Gott M, Hinchliff S, Galena E. General practitioner attitudes to discussing sexual health issues with older people. Soc Sci Med 2004; 58: 2093–103
21. Stead ML, Brown JM, Fallowfield L, Selby P. Lack of communication between healthcare professionals and women with ovarian cancer about sexual issues. Br J Cancer 2003; 5: 666–71
22. Nappi RE. New attitudes to sexuality in the menopause: clinical evaluation and diagnosis. Climacteric 2007; 10: 105–108
23. Bernhard LA. Sexuality and sexual health care for women. Clin Obstet Gynaecol 2002; 45: 1089–98
24. Bassoon R. Women's sexual dysfunction: revised and expanded definitions. CMAJ 2005; 172: 1327–33