Objectives: To measure the variations amongst consultant gynaecologists all over the UK in managing women with postcoital bleeding (PCB).
Study Design: A questionnaire was sent to 1020 consultant gynaecologists in the UK, using the database of The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, enquiring about their opinions and the details of practice.
Results: Six hundred and fourteen (60%) replies were received. Three hundred and thirty-seven (59.8%) of the respondents agree that PCB is a significant clinical issue that requires developing national guidelines for management, 452 (80.1%) do not have local guidelines in their departments, 336 (59.6%) agree with The Department of Health guidelines for referral. Two hundred and eighty-one (49.8%) respondents see women in gynaecology clinic, 94 (16.7%) in colposcopy clinic, while 163 (28.9%) see them in either clinics depending on the workload. Only 275 (48.8%) respondents repeat the cervical smear for those with negative smear history who are still within the national screening interval. Chlamydia testing is performed by 450 (79.8%) respondents, whereas 68 (12.1%) consider investigating the endometrium in selected cases.
Conclusion: The results highlight the wide variations in managing women with PCB. Given the well-reported association with serious pathology, it may be prudent to standardise the management in the UK based on the best available evidence.
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