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promoting the implementation of the ESHRE guideline or even creating an improved version (13%).
Table 4. Suggested interventions to reduce diagnostic delay
Intervention
Being more assertive
Increasing knowledge
Timely visit a GP
Recording of symptoms
Keeping knowledge up to date
Performing full history Limit trivialization
Applying low threshold empirical treatment
Performing full physical examination
Applying low threshold diagnostics
Faster referral to gynaecologist
Providing information/ advise to patient
Cooperation with gynaecologist
Providing education No intervention
Patient n (%)
31 (46%)
22 (33%)
17 (25%)
7 (10%)
GP n (%)
33 (49%)
13 (19%)
9 (13%)
5 (7%)
3 (4%)
2 (3%)
33 (49%)
2 (3%)
2 (3%)
Gynaecologist n (%)
10 (15%)
5 (7%)
8 (12%)
4 (6%)
11 (16%)
2 (3%)
20 (30%)
7 (10%)
4 (6%)
2 (3%)
According to the respondents, the government may initiate a number of interventions including the provision of information to women (45%), and funding scientific research (10%). A majority of respondents (69%) state that the media has a role to play in decreasing time to diagnosis; by providing information to adolescent girls and women in order to increase awareness is mentioned as a possible intervention. However, a minority of the respondents (15%) were opposed to this because, in their opinion, reliable information in the media is scarce.
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