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Process evaluation of infertility management in primary care: has open access HSG been normalized? (2009)
Journal Article
Wilkes, S., & Rubin, G. (2009). Process evaluation of infertility management in primary care: has open access HSG been normalized?. Primary Health Care Research & Development, 10(4), 290-298. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1463423609990168

Aim To map the results of four empirical quantitative and qualitative studies to the Normalization Process Model (NPM) to explain why open access hysterosalpingography (HSG) for the initial management of infertile couples has or has not normalized in... Read More about Process evaluation of infertility management in primary care: has open access HSG been normalized?.

Epidemiology and management of Infertility: A population based-study in UK primary care (2009)
Journal Article
Wilkes, S., Chinn, D., Murdoch, A., & Rubin, G. (2009). Epidemiology and management of Infertility: A population based-study in UK primary care. Family Practice, 26(4), 269-274. https://doi.org/10.1093/fampra/cmp029

Background. Our current knowledge of the epidemiology of infertility is limited and outdated. Health care provision for infertility in the UK attracts public interest because of restrictions on access to services. Objective. To describe the incidence... Read More about Epidemiology and management of Infertility: A population based-study in UK primary care.

Patient experience of infertility management in primary care: an in-depth interview study (2009)
Journal Article
Wilkes, S., Hall, N., Crosland, A., Murdoch, A., & Rubin, G. (2009). Patient experience of infertility management in primary care: an in-depth interview study. Family Practice, 26(4), 309-316. https://doi.org/10.1093/fampra/cmp039

Background. GPs do not have a full range of diagnostic resources to help manage infertile couples. Little is known about the patient experience of infertility management in primary care. Objective. To explore the patient experience of infertility man... Read More about Patient experience of infertility management in primary care: an in-depth interview study.

Systematic review: adherence to a gluten-free diet in adult patients with coeliac disease (2009)
Journal Article
Hall, N., Rubin, G., & Charnock, A. (2009). Systematic review: adherence to a gluten-free diet in adult patients with coeliac disease. Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 30(4), 315-330. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2036.2009.04053.x

Background  Coeliac disease is increasingly diagnosed in adult patients who present with atypical symptoms or who are asymptomatic and detected by case screening. Its treatment, a gluten-free diet, can have a considerable impact on daily living. Unde... Read More about Systematic review: adherence to a gluten-free diet in adult patients with coeliac disease.

Patient and professional views of open access hysterosalpingography for the initial management of infertility in primary care (2009)
Journal Article
Wilkes, S., Rubin, G., Crosland, A., Hall, N., & Murdoch, A. (2009). Patient and professional views of open access hysterosalpingography for the initial management of infertility in primary care. British Journal of General Practice, 59(562), 336-342. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp09x420608

Background Hysterosalpingography (HSG) is recommended as a first-line investigation for tubal assessment of infertile women. This investigation is not routinely available to GPs.Aim To explore the perceptions and attitudes of patients and health prof... Read More about Patient and professional views of open access hysterosalpingography for the initial management of infertility in primary care.

Open access tubal assessment for the initial management of infertility in general practice (the OATS trial): a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial (2009)
Journal Article
Wilkes, S., Murdoch, A., Steen, N., Wilsdon, J., & Rubin, G. (2009). Open access tubal assessment for the initial management of infertility in general practice (the OATS trial): a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial. British Journal of General Practice, 59(562), 329-335. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp09x420590

Background: GPs investigate approximately half of all infertile couples with semen analysis and endocrine blood tests. For assessment of tubal status, hysterosalpingography (HSG) is recommended as a first-line investigation for women not known to hav... Read More about Open access tubal assessment for the initial management of infertility in general practice (the OATS trial): a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial.