| Title |
Comorbidity profiles among women with postcoital bleeding: a nationwide health insurance database
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics, February 2017
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00404-017-4327-7 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Hsin-Li Liu, Chuan-Mei Chen, Lee-Wen Pai, Yueh-Juen Hwu, Horng-Mo Lee, Yueh-Chin Chung |
| Abstract |
Most of the existing studies on postcoital bleeding (PCB) in Western countries. To date, no study has focused on the various PCB-related comorbidities in Taiwan women. This work aims to analyze and compare the presence or absence of PCB among Taiwanese women with gynecological comorbidity. This study is a population-based retrospective cohort investigation. Outpatients with PCB after the index date were considered. A total of 2377 female patients with PCB (ICD-9 626.7) were identified using a nationwide outpatient sample from 2001 to 2010. For comparison, 7131 cases were randomly matched with the study group in terms of gender and age. The PCB incidence rate was 39-59 cases/100,000 Taiwanese women, with mean age (±SD) of 36.74 ± 10.79 years, median age of 36 years, and mode age of 29 years. Women with PCB exhibited 1.47-fold risk of cervical dysplasia and 1.59-fold risk for malignant neoplasm of cervix. Young women with PCB showed high risk of cervical cancer. The most common benign diseases among PCB- related comorbidities were cervical erosion and ectropion (20.66%), followed by vaginitis and vulvovaginitis (19.18%). Comparison between PCB and non-PCB groups indicated several significant high-risk comorbidities including cervical polyps, cervical erosion, leukoplakia of cervix, intrauterine contraceptive device, cervicitis, vaginitis, menopause, dyspareunia, and vulvodynia. This study provides evidence that PCB-related comorbidities manifested benign diseases (51.58%), lower genital tract infection (46.11%), and cervical cancer (2.31%). Thus, healthcare providers must ensure that appropriate routine screening tests and counseling are given to women with PCB. |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 38 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 5 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 4 | 11% |
| Researcher | 3 | 8% |
| Other | 2 | 5% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 2 | 5% |
| Other | 6 | 16% |
| Unknown | 16 | 42% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 9 | 24% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 7 | 18% |
| Mathematics | 1 | 3% |
| Computer Science | 1 | 3% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 2 | 5% |
| Unknown | 17 | 45% |
Attention Score in Context
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#14
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