Publications by authors named "Pauline McGough"
Article Synopsis
- In the Republic of Ireland, there are long waiting times for BRCA1/BRCA2 genetic testing due to scarce resources in Clinical Genetics, often exceeding a year.
- The pilot project aimed to "mainstream" this genetic testing in oncology/surgical clinics, inspired by successful models in other countries, and was carried out at three tertiary centres from January to July 2017.
- Out of 101 patients tested, 12% were found to have pathogenic variants, leading to appropriate referrals to Clinical Genetics, although challenges regarding time pressures and communication of results emerged during the process.
Pitfalls of adapting emergency contraception CEU guidance.
J Fam Plann Reprod Health Care
October 2012
Sexual health problems of adolescents attending a sexual health service.
Eur J Contracept Reprod Health Care
February 2012
Objective: To determine whether adolescents who present at a sexual health service aged 13 have more sexual health problems in later years than those who present aged 15.
Methods: A case-note review was done in 2009 to identify sexual health problems for all 13-year-olds who registered with Sandyford sexual health service from April 2003 until December 2004 (group 1). This was compared with selected notes from adolescents who were 15 years old at the time of registration (group 2).
HPV surveillance is necessary to monitor the impact and success of HPV immunization programs. This study was designed to evaluate the performance of HPV testing in urine to assess its suitability for epidemiological and surveillance purposes. A total of 90 females and 117 males were recruited from a UK drop-in clinic offering integrated sexual health services.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEffect of depot medroxyprogesterone acetate on bone density in a Scottish industrial city.
Eur J Contracept Reprod Health Care
September 2007
Objective: To determine if long-term users of depot medroxyprogesterone acetate injectable contraception (DMPA) were more likely than their peers to have low bone density.
Design: Cross-sectional observational study.
Setting: The Domiciliary Family Planning Service, Glasgow, Scotland.
Background: Clinical staff offering sexual health services to young people need to balance the rights of the young person to confidentiality and good quality advice with the need to protect their wider interests. The needs of young clients may be complex and raise ethical and medico-legal questions for the staff involved in their care.
Methods: In our large, integrated sexual health service, a 'recording form' was introduced to prompt staff to record data systematically pertinent to consultations in clients under 16 years of age, to understand what kind of presentations dominate in these consultations, and to establish how common child protection concerns are.
What do clients of a young people's sexual health service recall about their sex education programme at school?
Eur J Contracept Reprod Health Care
December 2005
Objectives: To assess young people's recall of school-based sexual health education.
Methods: Clients attending The Place, an open-access sexual health service for young people, were asked to recall whether they had received teaching on key areas of sex education outlined in the Scottish Executive's draft Sexual Health and Relationship Strategy and Greater Glasgow NHS Board's guidelines for sex education in schools.Their responses were analyzed by age, sex, and type of school attended.