Table 2. Study characteristics
CharacteristicData (number of studies with data, %)
Type of primary care clinicianCommunity gynaecologist (1, 4%); GP (20, 80%); internist or family practitioner (2, 8%); nurse (4, 16%); pharmacist (2, 8%)
ConditionChronic pelvic pain (2, 8%); endometriosis (8, 32%); infertility disease (1, 4%); menopause (6, 24%); menorrhagia (3, 12%); menstrual disorders (1, 4%); PCOS (3, 12%); premenstrual symptoms (1, 4%)
Country settingAustralia (7, 28%); The Netherlands (2, 8%); Norway (1, 4%); Sweden (2, 8%); UK (9, 36%); US (4, 16%)
  • PCOS = polycystic ovary syndrome.