Consent for gynaecological procedure: what do women understand and remember?

Purpose: To determine patients' understanding and recall of consent information and risks associated with their procedure following gynaecological surgery.

Method: Patients planned for routine gynaecological surgery were invited to participate in the study by completing a self-administered questionnaire 4-6 h after day-surgery and 24 h after in-patient surgery. Collated data were analysed using standard statistical methods.