Abstract
Study Objective
In this study, we aimed to determine the frequency of menstrual history and sexual
history documentation in the inpatient setting.
Design, Setting, and Participants
A retrospective chart review was conducted for 307 female patients ages 11-18 years
admitted from the emergency department at a single institution within a 7-month period.
These charts were reviewed for documentation of menstrual and sexual history.
Interventions and Main Outcome Measures
Rates of menstrual and sexual history documentation were compared according to patient
age, chief complaint, admitting specialty, and medical complexity.
Results
Sexual history documentation was noted in 158 (45.9%) of the 344 reviewed charts.
Sexual history documentation rates were higher for patients with mental health symptoms
(62.9%; 61 of 98 charts; P = .02) and lower for patients admitted to surgical services (30.6%; 19 of 62 charts;
P = .04). At least 1 aspect of menses was documented in 113 (32.8%) of the 344 reviewed
charts. Last menstrual period was the most commonly documented aspect of menstrual
history, appearing in 100 (29.1%) of the 344 reviewed charts. Menarche (4.4%; 15/344),
menses frequency (7.0%; 24/344), menses duration (2.6%; 9/344), flow quantity (4.9%;
17/344), and dysmenorrhea (4.4%; 15/344) were rarely documented, regardless of chief
complaint or admitting service. Menstrual history documentation rates were significantly
higher for patients requiring a gynecology consultation (73.3%; 11 of 15 charts; P < .01).
Conclusion
Menstrual and sexual history documentation rates for adolescent patients requiring
inpatient admission were low, with fewer than half of patients having a documented
menstrual or sexual history.
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Publication history
Published online: May 20, 2019
Footnotes
The authors indicate no conflicts of interest.
These findings were presented, in part, at the 2017 Annual Clinical and Research Meeting of the North American Society of Pediatrics and Adolescent Gynecology in Chicago, Illinois, on April 20, 2017.
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