title: [The health of female physicians in Hungary. A longitudinal perspective].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  There is a worldwide rising tendency of women who decide to become physician. One of the most remarkable fields of investigation is the well-being of female doctors.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To study the prevalence of somatic and reproductive morbidity in a representative sample of Hungarian female physicians and compare it with a control group of graduated women.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data for this epidemiological study were collected from 2515 female physicians in 2013. Graduated women from a representative survey (Hungarostudy 2013) served as controls. The results were compared to the previous (2003-2004) representative female physicians' survey.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We found that the prevalence of chronic somatic morbidity among female physicians was significantly higher than that in the respective control groups. A larger proportion of female medical doctors were characterized by time-to-pregnancy interval longer than one year, and undergoing infertility therapy and miscarriages, compared to the control female population, while the same prevalence of terminations of pregnancy was found.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The longitudinal perspective confirmed the existence of the "Hungarian female physicians' paradox".
authors.affiliation: Semmelweis Egyetem, Általános Orvostudományi Kar Magatartástudományi Intézet Budapest Nagyvárad tér 4. 1089.
authors.forename: Zsuzsa
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Győrffy
authors.affiliation: Semmelweis Egyetem Egészségügyi Menedzserképző Központ Budapest.
authors.forename: Edmond
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Girasek
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004651:Employment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary / Q000453:epidemiology; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D017533:Marital Status / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008875:Middle Aged; D009017:Morbidity; D010822:Physicians, Women / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015995:Prevalence; D060728:Reproductive Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D027724:Reproductive Techniques, Assisted / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: female physicians; orvosnők; reproductive disorders; reprodukciós zavarok; somatic health; szomatikus egészség