The Global Burden of Disease Due to Benign Gynecological Conditions: A Call to Action

• DOI: 10.1097/01.ogx.0001069192.62460.91
• Publication Date: 2024-09-20T20:00:24Z
• Authors: Dileep Wijeratne; Joanna F. E. Gibson; Alison Fiander; Elizabeth Rafii-T...; Ranee Thakar
• Keywords: Call to action

(Abstracted from Int J Gynecol Obstet 2024;164:1151–1159) Benign gynecological conditions (BGCs) are responsible for a significant burden of unrecognized morbidity, preventable suffering, and poor quality life women girls, particularly in low- middle-income countries (LMICs). The consequences BGCs extend beyond immediate symptoms, with menstrual disorders, example, being strongly associated girls’ absenteeism school.