[Place of persistence trouble during oral contraception and subsequent use of emergency contraception].

Objective: In order to improve the understanding of hormonal contraceptive failures, this study evaluates the persistence of oral contraception and the use of emergency contraception (EC) during persistence incidents. We made the hypothesis of the existence of a strong link between the risk of unplanned pregnancies and these two parameters. In this study, we also evaluated women's perception of EC in order to elucidate the reasons of EC insufficient use.

The CLOSER survey: impact of postmenopausal vaginal discomfort on relationships between women and their partners in Northern and Southern Europe.

Objectives: CLOSER investigated how postmenopausal vaginal atrophy ('vaginal discomfort') affects relationships between women and their partners.

Study Design: CLOSER involved postmenopausal women (55-65 years) with vaginal discomfort, and male partners of women with the condition.

Main Outcome Measures: Structured questionnaire collecting information on impact of vaginal discomfort and local oestrogen treatment on intimacy and relationships, and symptoms and impact of menopause.

[Who should treat the endometriosic infertile patient? The ART technician, the surgeon, or the psychiatrist?].

The answer is simpler than the question ! Endometriosis and infertility, a heavy burden: psychological and physical pains do not simply add but potentialise each other, especially when hard life-events have already darkened the past. All the more difficult for these women who have long felt they were considered as nervous and "hysterical", and not as "real" patients, despite their effective and now well-known painful symptoms. They will recover their dignity if we, health practitioners, recognize their right and their need to be taken in charge by a multidisciplinary team, in a psychosomatic approach.