{"id":135934,"date":"2024-12-11T20:49:48","date_gmt":"2024-12-11T13:49:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=135934"},"modified":"2024-12-11T20:49:48","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T13:49:48","slug":"medical-misogyny-leaves-women-in-pain-for-years-say-mps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=135934","title":{"rendered":"Medical misogyny leaves women in pain for years, say MPs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 EXUng\">\n<div data-testid=\"hero-image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/54a2\/live\/c89b3540-b7a0-11ef-835c-1f7985ca3f00.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/54a2\/live\/c89b3540-b7a0-11ef-835c-1f7985ca3f00.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/54a2\/live\/c89b3540-b7a0-11ef-835c-1f7985ca3f00.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/54a2\/live\/c89b3540-b7a0-11ef-835c-1f7985ca3f00.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/54a2\/live\/c89b3540-b7a0-11ef-835c-1f7985ca3f00.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/54a2\/live\/c89b3540-b7a0-11ef-835c-1f7985ca3f00.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/54a2\/live\/c89b3540-b7a0-11ef-835c-1f7985ca3f00.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/54a2\/live\/c89b3540-b7a0-11ef-835c-1f7985ca3f00.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Getty Images A woman wearing a purple T-shirt and light blue jeans sits on a mustard-yellow sofa and turns her face to the side. She has her head resting on her hand and looks unhappy.\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 fxQYxK\">Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Women experiencing painful health conditions, including heavy periods, endometriosis and adenomyosis, are being dismissed when they ask for help, an MPs&#8217; report has warned.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Diagnosis and treatment for these common issues can take years, leaving women and girls in so much pain that it disrupts all aspects of daily life, members of Westminster&#8217;s Women and Equalities Committee concluded.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Chair Sarah Owen said &#8220;misogyny in medicine&#8221; was &#8220;leaving women in pain and their conditions undiagnosed&#8221; &#8211; and called for more investment in and support for women&#8217;s reproductive health conditions.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The government has described the situation as &#8220;unacceptable&#8221; and said it will &#8220;overhaul women&#8217;s healthcare&#8221;.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Misogyny is defined as feelings of hatred towards women, or the belief that men are much better than women.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/publications.parliament.uk\/pa\/cm5901\/cmselect\/cmwomeq\/337\/report.html\" class=\"sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB\" rel=\"noopener\">The committee&#8217;s report<!-- --><\/a> comes after an inquiry which saw its members interview women about their experiences, including BBC presenter Naga Munchetty and TV personality Vicky Pattison.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">It found a &#8220;clear lack of awareness and understanding of women&#8217;s reproductive health conditions among primary healthcare practitioners&#8221;.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">And it cited a stigma and lack of education around the conditions, mirrored by a lack of medical research, specialists and treatments. This means gynaecological waiting lists have grown faster than any other medical specialty in recent years.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The report calls on the NHS to &#8220;urgently implement a training programme&#8221; to improve the experience of women and girls accessing diagnosis and treatment for gynaecological conditions.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">BBC News recently reported that waiting lists for<!-- --><a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/clyvg2157mvo\" class=\"sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB\" rel=\"noopener\"> gynaecology appointments across the UK had more than doubled since 2020<!-- --><\/a>, with around 755,000 women&#8217;s health appointments waiting to happen.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\"><a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c62wly52yr7o\" class=\"sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB\" rel=\"noopener\">Many women shared their experiences<!-- --><\/a> of waiting in agony for vital treatment and often having to pay for private care.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Claire, 40, paid \u00a310,000 for a hysterectomy 12 weeks ago to relieve her debilitating symptoms of <!-- --><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/endometriosis\/\" class=\"sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB\" rel=\"noopener\">endometriosis<!-- --><\/a> and <!-- --><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/adenomyosis\/\" class=\"sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB\" rel=\"noopener\">adenomyosis<!-- --><\/a> &#8211; she would have had to wait three years for the same operation on the NHS.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Bethany, 27, was diagnosed with endometriosis seven years ago and told she needed to chose between having children or having her womb removed. She sought a second opinion from the NHS, but by the time she had an initial procedure, she could not move her legs without pain.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">She is now exploring treatment for ongoing issues through private health insurance.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;I can&#8217;t put into words how profound the grief is for the life that I could&#8217;ve and should&#8217;ve had,&#8221; Bethany said.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><h2 class=\"sc-518485e5-0 kRvAla\">&#8216;Women are told to put up and shut up&#8217;<!-- --><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 gfTVSf\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/a28c\/live\/87957940-b7ad-11ef-bd09-a15c73659a58.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/a28c\/live\/87957940-b7ad-11ef-bd09-a15c73659a58.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/a28c\/live\/87957940-b7ad-11ef-bd09-a15c73659a58.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/a28c\/live\/87957940-b7ad-11ef-bd09-a15c73659a58.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/a28c\/live\/87957940-b7ad-11ef-bd09-a15c73659a58.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/a28c\/live\/87957940-b7ad-11ef-bd09-a15c73659a58.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/a28c\/live\/87957940-b7ad-11ef-bd09-a15c73659a58.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/a28c\/live\/87957940-b7ad-11ef-bd09-a15c73659a58.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Gabriella Pearson A woman in a hospital gown, Gabriella Pearson, looks down with her eyes closed as she lies on a hospital bed wearing a hospital gown.\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 fxQYxK\">Gabriella Pearson<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Gabriella Pearson, 32, started her periods when she was 10 and says her journey has been &#8220;difficult&#8221;.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;My periods were really heavy and painful from the start. I was also experiencing a lot of bowel and stomach issues.&#8221;<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Aged 12, she went to the doctors with her mother and was put on the contraceptive pill. But the pain continued throughout her school years.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;I really struggled with my mental health as well. In year 11 I got really bad depression and did my GCSEs from home,&#8221; she told the BBC.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;When you are chronically ill you learn to just mask and get on with it because that&#8217;s what you&#8217;re told your whole life. Especially as a woman &#8211; that you should just put up and shut up.&#8221;<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Gabriella is no longer able to work, but has co-founded a charity called Menstrual Health Project which she helps run on a voluntary basis to support women.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Her fertility has been impacted and she cannot have children naturally. She is waiting to have a hysterectomy next year due to her adenomyosis, a condition she describes as &#8220;horrific&#8221;.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;We normalise high amounts of pain, heavy menstrual bleeding and all the bowel symptoms that you get with conditions like endometriosis, adenomyosis, <!-- --><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/fibroids\/\" class=\"sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB\" rel=\"noopener\">fibroids<!-- --><\/a>, <!-- --><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/polycystic-ovary-syndrome-pcos\/\" class=\"sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB\" rel=\"noopener\">polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)<!-- --><\/a> &#8211; and it&#8217;s just really sad.&#8221;<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Owen, a Labour MP who chairs the Equalities Committee, said: &#8220;Women are finding their symptoms dismissed, are waiting years for life changing treatment and in too many cases are being put through trauma-inducing procedures. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;All the while, their conditions worsen and become more complicated to treat.&#8221;<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Up to one in three women live with heavy menstrual bleeding while one in 10 have a condition such as endometriosis or adenomyosis, she said.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ons.gov.uk\/peoplepopulationandcommunity\/healthandsocialcare\/healthinequalities\/bulletins\/characteristicsofwomenwithanendometriosisdiagnosisinengland\/27march11to31december21\" class=\"sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB\" rel=\"noopener\">According to an analysis by the Office for National Statistics<!-- --><\/a>, 2% of women aged 15-49 are estimated to have an endometriosis diagnosis, although it said many more will be affected and won&#8217;t have a diagnosis.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;It cannot be right that despite the prevalence of these conditions, that such a lack of understanding and awareness persists,&#8221; Owen said.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">She also called for women with a suspected or diagnosed reproductive health condition to be offered specialist mental health support.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Dr Henrietta Hughes, patient safety commissioner for England, welcomed the report, saying the NHS needed to take &#8220;a long hard look&#8221; at the way patients are involved in their care. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;We need to treat patients as partners, make sure that they are well-informed, listened to and that they have a good experience of care,&#8221; Dr Hughes said.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">A Department of Health and Social Care spokesperson in England said it was &#8220;totally unacceptable that women with reproductive conditions are not getting the care they need and that their voices are not being heard&#8221;.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;That is why we will overhaul women&#8217;s healthcare, placing women&#8217;s equality at the heart of our agenda, and ensure women&#8217;s health is never again neglected.&#8221;<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">They added that an extra \u00a326bn was being invested into the NHS and, with that, the government would get the service &#8220;back on its feet so it delivers for all patients&#8221;.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Health ministers in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland say plans are in place to tackle long waits for treatment. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">A spokesperson for the Welsh government said women&#8217;s health had been made &#8220;a key priority&#8221;.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c23v42jdle7o\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty Images Women experiencing painful health conditions, including heavy periods, endometriosis and adenomyosis, are being dismissed when they ask for help, an MPs&#8217; report has warned. 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