Neda Taghinejadi

• University of Oxford

Objective To explore experiences of pain during medical abortion and provide patient-centred recommendations for improving abortion experience and pain counselling. Methods We invited patients of British Pregnancy Advisory Service who underwent medical abortion up to 10 weeks’ gestation to participate in an online, English language questionnaire f...

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 clin...

Introduction Dysmenorrhoea affects many adolescents with significant impacts on education and well-being. In the UK, most of the adolescents who seek care (and many never do), will do so through general practice (primary care). Knowing how best to care for adolescents reporting menstrual pain is an area where UK general practitioners would like bet...

Introduction In June 2021, high-profile testimonials in the media about pain during intrauterine device (IUD) procedures in the UK prompted significant discussion across platforms including Twitter (subsequently renamed X). We examined a sample of Twitter postings (tweets) to gain insight into public perspectives and experiences. Methods We harves...

Objective To assess patient experiences of pain management during medical abortion up to 10 weeks’ gestation with opt-in versus universal codeine provision. Methods We invited patients who underwent medical abortion up to 10 weeks of gestation to participate in an online, anonymous, English-language survey from November 2021 to March 2022. We perf...

Background Women’s health has historically lacked investment in research and development. Technologies that enhance women’s health (‘FemTech’) could contribute to improving this. However, there has been little work to understand which priority unmet needs should be a focus for women’s health technology development. The voices of clinicians and thos...

Globally, there are considerable barriers to accessing safe and effective contraceptive methods. Increased awareness and utilization among obstetricians and gynecologists (OB/GYNs) and allied health professionals of the WHO's tools and guidelines on contraception is a possible avenue to changing this. A cascade‐training model, based on regional tra...

High rates of azole-resistance and limited availability of pharmacological agents within the UK can make recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis (RVVC) with Candida glabrata a challenging infection to treat. In this report, we describe our experience in managing C. glabrata RVVC and present the case of a patient with poor response to therapy and a protr...

Objectives We describe here characteristics and clinical outcomes of women living with HIV attending an HIV menopause service. Methods This was a retrospective case note review of women attending the monthly HIV menopause clinic from January 2015 to July 2018. Results In all, 55 women attended the service. The overall mean age was 49 years; 50% w...

Vulvodynia is a heterogenous gynaecological condition that can have a significant impact on the physical and psychological well-being of affected women. It should be considered within the differential diagnosis in a number of gynaecological presentations, including superficial dyspareunia, apparent persistent/recurrent candidiasis and chronic vulva...

Objective: To record and analyze complication rates following postpartum intrauterine device (PPIUD) insertion in 48 hospitals in six countries: Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Tanzania, and Kenya. Methods: Healthcare providers were trained in counselling and insertion of PPIUD via a training-the-trainer model. Data were collected on method...

Objective: To examine the factors that positively influenced the likelihood of accepting provision of postpartum intrauterine devices (PPIUDs) across four countries: Sri Lanka, Nepal, Tanzania, and India. Methods: Healthcare providers were trained across 24 facilities in counselling and insertion of PPIUDs as part of a large multicountry study....

Introduction Previous work has shown that HIV-negative MSM with the following characteristics attending our service have approximately a 10% chance of acquiring HIV in the following 12 months: rectal bacterial STI, early syphilis infection, previous PEP use. In May 2016, we introduced a web-based support package, PRIME, targeting such high-risk MSM...

Women who are contemplating any form of female genital cosmetic surgery (FGCS) are likely to seek information from provider websites. The aim of this study is to examine the breadth, depth and quality of clinical information communicated to women on 10 popular sites and to discuss the implications of the results. The content of online advertisement...