Damning parliamentary report blames lack of education by healthcare workers and ‘pervasive stigma’ for poor careWomen and girls are enduring years of pain because their reproductive conditions are being dismissed due to “medical misogyny”, according to a damning parliamentary report.The report, by the Women and Equalities committee, found that gynaecological conditions such as endometriosis and adenomyosis are treated with inadequate care due to a “pervasive stigma”, a lack of education by healthcare professionals and “medical misogyny”. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/dec/11/medical-misogyny-condemns-women-to-years-of-gynaecological-pain-mps-told
Author : Tobi Thomas Health and inequalities correspondent
Publish date : 2024-12-11 00:01:31
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‘Medical misogyny’ condemns women to years of gynaecological pain, MPs told
