General practitioners’ and women’s experiences of perimenopause consultations: A qualitative evidence synthesis protocol
Laura-Jane McCarthy,
Aoife O'Mahony,
Aisling Jennings
et al.
Abstract:Background Perimenopause precedes menopause and can cause a myriad of symptoms for women. General practitioners (GPs) are frequently the first contact for perimenopausal women with symptoms. However, women express feeling dissatisfied with the consultations they have with their GPs for perimenopausal symptoms. Moreover, diagnostic difficulties can make these consultations challenging for GPs. Despite these challenges, research to date has focused on menopause, not the transition to menopause. To date, no evide… Show more
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