‘Medical misogyny’ condemns women to years of gynaecological pain, MPs told

Damning parliamentary report blames lack of education by healthcare workers and ‘pervasive stigma’ for poor care

Women 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”.