On Non-COVID news. I would like to share my most recent publication "Measures of Patient Dissatisfaction with Health Care in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Retrospective Analysis" freely available on http://dlvr.it/RVB2kl ">https://dlvr.it/RVB2kl&qu... @jmirpub One of my coauthors is @aaarmstrongMD !

Aims:

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Rightwards arrow" aria-label="Emoji: Rightwards arrow">Examine public internet searching behaviors regarding PCOS vs another highly prevalent gynecologic disorder (fibroids)
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Rightwards arrow" aria-label="Emoji: Rightwards arrow">Explore satisfaction with health care among patients with PCOS and their internet use
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Rightwards arrow" aria-label="Emoji: Rightwards arrow">Examine medical education in REI during residency

Methods:

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Rightwards arrow" aria-label="Emoji: Rightwards arrow">Quantification of monthly Google absolute search volumes for search terms related to PCOS and Fibroids (2004-2017)
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Rightwards arrow" aria-label="Emoji: Rightwards arrow">Survey among PCOS women to explore health care experiences
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Rightwards arrow" aria-label="Emoji: Rightwards arrow">REI rotation information during residency as a proxy for physician knowledge

Results:

Over time, PCOS has been increasingly searched online compared to Fibroids

Results:

Top 10 Online Questions Related to PCOS on Google from 2004-2017

Survey (759 PCOS women):

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Rightwards arrow" aria-label="Emoji: Rightwards arrow">57.3% dissatisfied with healthcare
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Rightwards arrow" aria-label="Emoji: Rightwards arrow">~60% saw >1 doctor before receiving a Dx
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Rightwards arrow" aria-label="Emoji: Rightwards arrow">60.9% were Dx& #39;d by a general OBGYN
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Rightwards arrow" aria-label="Emoji: Rightwards arrow">42.4% sought care from a provider other than the one who Dx& #39;d PCOS
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Rightwards arrow" aria-label="Emoji: Rightwards arrow">98.2% had searched the internet for information about PCOS

Medical education in REI during OBGYN residency

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Rightwards arrow" aria-label="Emoji: Rightwards arrow">On average, programs provide only 4.2% of total residency block time to REI
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Rightwards arrow" aria-label="Emoji: Rightwards arrow">5.5% of programs did not list any REI time among their blocks

Conclusion

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="1⃣" title="Keycap digit one" aria-label="Emoji: Keycap digit one">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⬆️" title="Upwards arrow" aria-label="Emoji: Upwards arrow">Google searching of PCOS search items above that of another highly prevalent gynecological disorder accompanies growing patient dissatisfaction with PCOS-related healthcare
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="2⃣" title="Keycap digit two" aria-label="Emoji: Keycap digit two">Providers would benefit from an improved understanding of PCOS during Ob/Gyn residency

@pcoschallenge @PCOSAA

Co-author @etja !