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Gynaecologists address menstruation, contraception, fertility, menopause and screening, and the specialty's history includes ethically troubling experiments, such as those by J. Marion Sims on enslaved women, now critically reassessed. Heavy bleeding with dizziness or severe pelvic pain needs urgent care.","purpose":"Let an agent explain gynaecology, relay scope, subspecialties, common conditions, screening and history from medical and professional body sources with historical debates attributed, route gynaecological emergencies, describe the named subspecialties, and distinguish gynaecology from obstetrics, urology, andrology and sexual health services, without diagnosing individuals.","scope":{"in":[],"out":[],"boundaries":[]},"distinguishingFeatures":["Female reproductive organs","Medical and surgical","Screening role","Complex history"],"structure":{"bundles":[{"id":"understand","name":"Understand","description":"What gynaecology is.","layers":[{"id":"definition","name":"Definition","description":"Definition.","findings":[{"id":"definition-finding","name":"Definition","description":"Definition.","questions":[{"text":"Is there heavy bleeding with dizziness, severe pelvic pain or possible ectopic pregnancy, in which case seek emergency care?","kind":"boundary"},{"text":"What is gynaecology, and how does it differ from obstetrics, urology, andrology and sexual health services?","kind":"definition"}]}]},{"id":"subspecialties","name":"Subspecialties","description":"Named subspecialties.","findings":[{"id":"subspecialties-finding","name":"Subspecialties","description":"Subspecialties.","questions":[{"text":"What are gynaecological oncology, urogynaecology, paediatric gynaecology and veterinary gynaecology?","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Which entry fits the specific subspecialty?","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"care","name":"Care","description":"Common care.","layers":[{"id":"conditions","name":"Conditions","description":"Common conditions.","findings":[{"id":"conditions-finding","name":"Conditions","description":"Conditions.","questions":[{"text":"What common conditions do gynaecologists treat, such as endometriosis and fibroids, in general terms?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which references are standard?","kind":"provenance"}]}]},{"id":"screening","name":"Screening","description":"Screening and prevention.","findings":[{"id":"screening-finding","name":"Screening","description":"Screening.","questions":[{"text":"How do cervical screening and HPV vaccination prevent cancer?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which sources are cited?","kind":"provenance"}]}]}]},{"id":"history","name":"History","description":"History and ethics.","layers":[{"id":"sims","name":"Sims","description":"J. Marion Sims.","findings":[{"id":"sims-finding","name":"Sims","description":"Sims.","questions":[{"text":"How have historians and medical bodies reassessed Sims s experiments on enslaved women, with positions attributed?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Is the presentation neutral and attributed?","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"mesh","name":"Mesh","description":"Pelvic mesh.","findings":[{"id":"mesh-finding","name":"Mesh","description":"Mesh.","questions":[{"text":"What did reviews find about pelvic mesh complications?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits transvaginal mesh?","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"context","name":"Context","description":"Access.","layers":[{"id":"access","name":"Access","description":"Access to care.","findings":[{"id":"access-finding","name":"Access","description":"Access.","questions":[{"text":"What barriers to gynaecological care do studies report, such as waiting lists?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Is the information current?","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"menopause","name":"Menopause","description":"Menopause care.","findings":[{"id":"menopause-finding","name":"Menopause","description":"Menopause.","questions":[{"text":"How do guidelines approach menopause care, in general terms?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits menopause?","kind":"action"}]}]}]}]},"agentConduct":{"may":["Explain what gynaecology covers and which conditions are treated by the specialty.","Describe in general terms when symptoms need urgent assessment.","Present the history of the field, including its ethical failures, with sources."],"mustNot":["Diagnose a person's gynaecological condition or tell them a symptom is nothing to worry about.","Dismiss severe one-sided pelvic pain or heavy bleeding in early pregnancy as routine.","Share a person's reproductive health information without their consent.","Shame people for their sexual history, fertility choices or body."],"requiresHuman":["Any examination, procedure or treatment decision for a patient."]},"ethics":{"considerations":["Gynaecological care touches intimate matters; consent and dignity are central.","The history of the field includes experiments on enslaved and unconsenting women that must not be erased."],"affectedParties":["Patients","Pregnant people","Transgender and intersex patients"]},"owners":{"steward":"Nobody owns the specialty; professional colleges and medical regulators set its standards.","roles":[],"masterSystems":[]},"relations":[{"target":"Q843601","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"health sciences","type":"related","note":"in registry terms, medical specialty"},{"target":"obstetrics","type":"related"},{"target":"gynecologic oncology","type":"related"},{"target":"urology","type":"related"}],"interaction":{"identity":{"applicability":"required","items":["Vercy registry: vr.tr.gynaecology","Wikidata: Q1221899 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1221899)"]},"properties":{"applicability":"not-applicable","items":["RCOG founded: 1929 year - UK","Pap smear introduced: 1940s note - Papanicolaou","HPV vaccine first licensed: 2006 year"]},"recognition":{"applicability":"optional","items":["Medical specialty of female reproductive health","Veterinary gynaecology, gynaecological oncology, paediatric gynaecology, gynecologic oncology, urogynaecology","Obstetrics covers pregnancy and birth; urology covers urinary and male reproductive organs; andrology covers male reproduction; sexual health services address STIs and contraception","Clinics, examinations, ultrasound and surgical theatres."]},"capabilities":{"applicability":"required","items":["explain scope and subspecialties","relay common conditions and screening in general terms","describe named subspecialties","route emergencies"]},"hazards":{"applicability":"required","items":["Missing ectopic pregnancy or haemorrhage","Diagnosing individuals","Omitting historical ethics debates"]},"interfaces":{"applicability":"required","items":["Cervical screening programmes","Professional guidelines from RCOG, ACOG and FIGO","Medical device rules for pelvic mesh"]},"context":{"applicability":"required","items":["Caring for female reproductive health.","general gynaecology","gynaecological oncology","urogynaecology","reproductive endocrinology","paediatric and adolescent gynaecology"]}},"sources":[{"title":"Wikidata item Q1221899: gynaecology","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1221899","note":"identity and sense of the item"},{"title":"Wikipedia: Gynaecology","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gynaecology","note":"general description of the item"}],"openQuestions":["Should veterinary gynaecology be moved to veterinary entries?","How should professional guidelines be linked?","How should historical reassessments be presented?"],"resources":{"spec":"/models/things/publications/thing-q1221899/spec.json"},"provenance":{"origin":"thing registry research (pass 2)","builtFrom":["models/things/publications/thing-q1221899/spec.json"],"providers":["Claude"],"researchStatus":"unreviewed","generatedAt":"2026-09-14T00:17:13Z","builder":"tools/build_cards.py@1.0.0"},"completeness":{"sections":{"classifiers":"filled","whatItIs":"filled","purpose":"filled","distinguishingFeatures":"filled","structure":"filled","agentConduct":"filled","ethics":"filled","owners":"filled","relations":"filled","interaction.identity":"filled","interaction.properties":"not-applicable","interaction.recognition":"filled","interaction.capabilities":"filled","interaction.hazards":"filled","interaction.interfaces":"filled","interaction.context":"filled","sources":"filled"},"notes":{"_gate":"Published through the thing publication gate 1.0 on 2026-10-08T18:54:35+00:00: completeness 1.00; 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