Publications by authors named "Pia de Reilhac"

When a patient presents with symptoms suggestive of pelvic organ prolapse (POP), clinical evaluation should include an assessment of symptoms, their impact on daily life and rule out other pelvic pathologies. The prolapse should be described compartment by compartment, indicating the extent of the externalization for each. The diagnosis of POP is clinical.

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Purpose: The French National Cancer Institute has developed, in partnership with the French National Authority for Health, breast cancer-specific Care Quality, and Safety Indicators (BC QIs). With regard to the most common form of cancer, our aim is to support local and national quality initiatives, to improve BC pathways and outcomes, reduce heterogeneity of practice and regional inequities. In this study, we measure the BC QIs available in the French National medico-administrative cancer database, the French Cancer Cohort, for 2018.

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Our aim was to provide a consensus of best practice in intrauterine contraception (IUC) for French practitioners. A meeting of 38 gynaecologists was held to establish a consensus of best practice in IUC, using the validated nominal group (NG) method to reach consensus. Seventy questions were posed covering insertion, monitoring and removal of IUC devices.

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Objectives: Combined oral contraceptives (COCs) are the most widely used contraceptive method in Europe. Paradoxically, rates of unintended pregnancy and abortion are still remarkably high. A lack of knowledge about COCs is often reported to lead to poor adherence, suggesting an unmet need for adequate contraceptive counselling.

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Objective: To determine the morbidity incidence associated with Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRTs) in postmenopausal women. This paper presents the results concerning the incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD).

Design: MISSION study started on 5 January 2004, the cutoff for data collection was June 2006 (follow-up no.

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Background: The MISSION Study (Menopause: Risk of Breast Cancer, Morbidity and Prevalence) is a historical-prospective study with random patient selection to determine breast cancer incidence in postmenopausal women with or without hormone replacement therapy (HRT). The first prospective follow-up phase started on 5 January 2004 and the cut-off date for data collection was 30 June 2006.

Participants: Patients were divided into two groups: an 'exposed group' of women on HRT regimens commonly prescribed in France or who had stopped < or =5 years previously; and an 'unexposed group' of women who had never received HRT or stopped >5 years previously.

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Objectives: To determine breast cancer prevalence in postmenopausal women with or without hormone replacement therapy (HRT).

Patients And Methods: This was a historical-prospective study with random patient selection. Patients were recruited between January 2004 and February 2005, and allocated to two groups: the 'treated group' comprising postmenopausal women on HRT regimens commonly prescribed in France or who had stopped <5 years previously; or the 'untreated group' of postmenopausal women who had never received HRT or stopped >5 years previously.

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