Women and girls are still being told itâs in their heads, pain is minimised, teen girls are particularly at risk of the âitâs just hormones or anxiety â brand of
#misogyny currently rampant and it appears since Covid, these dangerous attitudes have unfortunately increased unchecked within the
#NHS
If we focus on one condition affecting women some wait 9 plus years for diagnoses of
#Endometriosis
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Some have symptoms in their teens and suffer irreversible harm due to being dismissed
Stats based on a report, which is based on a survey of 4,371 people who have received a diagnosis of endometriosis shows:Â
â˘A rise in diagnosis times in all four nations since 2020, to 8 years and 10 months in both England and Scotland, to 9 years and 5 months in Northern Ireland, and 9 years 11 months in Wales.Â
â˘Almost half of all respondents (47%) had visited their GP 10 or more times with symptoms prior to receiving a diagnosis, and 70% had visited 5 times or more.Â
â˘Only 10% of respondents reported that GPs mentioned they suspected endometriosis at either their first or second appointment where symptoms were discussed.Â
â˘52% had visited A&E at least once, and fewer than a fifth of those (17%) were referred to gynaecology at their first visit. 26% of respondents visited A&E 3 or more times with symptoms prior to diagnosis.Â
â˘20% reported seeing a gynaecologist 10 or more times before being diagnosed.Â
â˘78% of people who later went on to receive a diagnosis of endometriosis had experienced one or more doctor telling them they were making a âfuss about nothingâ or similar comments and many had the severity of their symptoms questioned by healthcare practitioners. The number of people reporting this experience has increased from 69% in our 2020 survey. Â
#Jessrule where âThree Strikes and We Rethink": rule has been brought in If a patient sees a GP three times about the same issue without a confirmed diagnosis or improvement, the clinician must pause and reconsider the diagnosis. It Was brought in after after Jessica (Jess) Brady, who tragically died from advanced cancer in 2020, aged just 27.
Jess had seen her GP more than 20 times with ongoing symptoms but was not diagnosed in time. Much of her care was remote, and opportunities for further investigation were missed -
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đŁď¸ ICYMI: we launched our report on medical misogyny this week.
Women describe the same pattern again and again: symptoms dismissed, pain minimised, concerns blamed on âstressâ or âhormonesâ.
These are their words.
Sound familiar?
Read the report â
bit.ly/MNmedmisog