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ArticleFrontiers in reproductive health2024

Adolescent dysmenorrhoea in general practice: tensions and uncertainties.

Sharon Dixon, Neda Taghinejadi, Claire Duddy, Flora Holloway, Katy Vincent, Sue Ziebland

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Article in Frontiers in reproductive health, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. 'I think it is helpful … I mean it's not always helpful' - diagnostic complexity in endometriosis: a qualitative study.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2025
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6 authors.

Sharon DixonNuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Neda TaghinejadiNuffield Department of Women's Reproductive Health, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Claire DuddyNuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Flora HollowaySchool of Social and Political Sciences, University of York, York, United Kingdom.
Katy VincentNuffield Department of Women's Reproductive Health, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Sue ZieblandNuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This Perspectives article reflects on findings from our systematic review about adolescent dysmenorrhoea Q, drawing on sociology of diagnosis theory. We consider tensions and uncertainties between presentation with symptoms of dysmenorrhoea and processes of symptom categorisation and diagnosis in adolescents, tracing these through research and clinical guidance, considering possible implications for clinical practice. We argue that challenges in distinguishing between primary and secondary dysmenorrhoea in research translate into challenges in differentiation in clinical practice. We argue that framing this distinction as clear cut and straightforward belies the well-documented challenges in diagnosis of endometriosis, and that not recognising uncertainty and complexity inherent in this task may benefit neither clinicians nor patients.

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adolescent & youthdysmenorrhoeageneral practicemedical sociologyperiod painsociology of diagnosis

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PMID39247490
PMCPMC11377416

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