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Job type
Specified-purpose
Location
Dublin, County Dublin
Full job description
The Clinical Research Facility at St James’s Hospital, Dublin has received funding to conduct a specified purpose pilot project to improve contraception and menopause care for women attending the HIV, STI and PrEP services at the GUIDE Clinic, St. James’s Hospital. The objective of this proposal is to improve access to contraception and menopause care for vulnerable women (and trans men) attending the GUIDE clinic, which is the largest sexual health and HIV service in Ireland, serving individuals from all over the country, many of whom experience complex psychosocial challenges.
A significant proportion of the women attending the service have not accessed contraception since the rollout of free contraception in Ireland. Reasons for not accessing free contraception include not having a General Practitioner or, for women living with HIV, not wishing to disclose their HIV status to their GP. The service also provides HIV and sexual health care to a small but important and vulnerable group of trans men who may experience challenges in accessing contraception services.
Owing to advances in HIV care with effective treatment, people living with HIV are living longer. Women living with HIV experience an earlier menopause than the general population, and their menopause needs are not currently addressed as part of their HIV care. Many of these women do not have GPs. This project seeks to assess and meet the menopause needs of women living with HIV attending the GUIDE clinic.
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