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Uncharted Bodies: Exploring The Gender Health Gap

Uncharted Bodies: Exploring The Gender Health Gap

Uncharted Bodies: Exploring The Gender Health Gap

Fibromyalgia Mainly Affects Women, So Obviously We Know Very Little About It

Don’t Miss This Good News About The Gender Health Gap

Delays To My Endometriosis Treatment Mean I Might Not Have A Baby

Delays To My Fibroids Treatment Are Affecting My Fertility & Sens...

Carina is in her 30s and lives in Wales. She has fibroids which have been under investigation since late 2016 and is currently on the waiting list to have

by Sadhbh O'Sullivan

Uncharted Bodies

NHS Waiting Times Are At Crisis Point & Causing Infertility

The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) are warning that long NHS waiting times for the treatment of conditions such as endometriosis,

by Vicky Spratt

I Have Endometriosis & Had To Quit My Job While Waiting For Treat...

34-year-old Sophia* lives just outside of London and has been living with endometriosis for a decade. She describes living with heavy bleeding and pain whi

by Vicky Spratt

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The Cost Of COVID & Cuts: “I’ll Have To Wait A Year T...

Women and people with wombs are being told to wait up to a year to have their contraceptive coil (IUD) removed in England and Northern Ireland, Refinery29

by Vicky Spratt

The Story Of Aubrion Rogers, The Woman Who Died From Endometriosi...

“I have been in pain daily for months. Today I went to urgent care and asked for an ultrasound. Found out that I have three fibroids, one cyst, one e

by Lucia Osborne-Cro...

How Can We Know So Little About Clitorises?

wherever there is a gender health gap it is underpinned by a research and data gap!

by Sarah Graham

My Cervix Went Into Shock: How Painful Coil Fittings Are Causing ...

An unknown number of women are experiencing vaginismus after painful contraceptive coil (also known as IUD (intrauterine device)) fittings. Vaginismus is a

Government Confirms UK Healthcare Is Sexist. Here Are The Key Fin...

These days, it’s hard to keep up with the news. It feels like there hasn’t been a ‘quiet’ week since around 2015, before the EU referendum,

by Vicky Spratt

I Took The Pill For Period Pain & It Made Me Suicidal

The first time Mariam*, 29, was prescribed the oral contraceptive pill at 16, it was for her painful and heavy periods. While the pill helped (she didn’t

by Sadhbh O'Sullivan

The Shameful Reason Young Women Are Being Forced To Pay For The Pill

NHS contraception waiting times are driving women to buy oral hormonal contraception privately when they could be accessing it for free via the NHS where t

by Vicky Spratt

The Worrying Link Between PCOS & COVID-19

When it comes to COVID-19, we are not all equally at risk. Health factors associated with a higher chance of catching COVID-19 include older age, underlyin

by Sadhbh O'Sullivan

Uncharted Bodies

What Causes PMDD? Yeah, They Don’t Know

Disrupted sleep, anxiety, tearfulness, irritability, breast tenderness, food cravings, fatigue, bloating, headaches, brain fog, clumsiness: these are just

by Eleanor Morgan

I Had A Stroke At 20 Because Of The Pill

It’s time we all had a frank conversation about hormonal contraception. At present, around 3 million women in England are taking the combined contracepti

by Jessica Phillips

I Fainted Twice While Having My Coil Fitted

Earlier this summer on Naga Munchetty’s BBC Radio 5 Live show, the presenter shared her experience of having a coil (IUD) fitted. While the procedure is

by Naga Munchetty

How YOU Can Help Close The Gender Health Gap

“Women are more likely than men to be under treated or inappropriately diagnosed and treated for their pain,” wrote Dianne E. Hoffmann and Anit

by Vicky Spratt

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Uncharted Bodies

You Might Have Missed This Good News About Fixing The Gender Heal...

We know that there is a gender health gap. We know because we still don’t know what causes endometriosis. We know because, according to research dat

by Vicky Spratt

There’s A New Coil In Town, So What’s The Deal?

If you’re a fan of non-hormonal contraception or even looking for a new form of contraception to try, you may well have heard excited rumblings about a n

by Sarah Graham

My GP Dismissed My Endometriosis Pain Because I Don’t Want ...

“I recall bawling in a gynaecologist’s office – begging him to perform a hysterectomy. I told him I never want children: never have done, nev

by Bethany Dawson

Are Metaphors Key To Understanding Women’s Pain?

There is an unforgettable line in Diane Hoffmann and Anita Tarzian’s 2001 study, “The Girl Who Cried Pain: A Bias Against Women in the Treatment of

by Vicky Spratt

Uncharted Bodies

It Now Takes Even Longer To Get An Endometriosis Diagnosis

When she was 19, Brittnee started to experience painful sex. “That’s when my endometriosis started impacting my daily life and relationships, thoug

by Vicky Spratt

Uncharted Bodies

How Can We Know More About Erectile Dysfunction Than PMS?

“It’s just sort of like a folklore thing, PMS,” says Charlie. “It’s like, your mother had PMS, and her mother had PMS, and all these

by Natasha Preskey

Uncharted Bodies

I Was Told My PMDD Was Bipolar & Nearly Lost My Life Because Of It

Warning: This article includes descriptions of suicidal ideation. “I wouldn’t have made it until my next birthday,” Hannah* tells Refinery29.

by Jess Commons

Uncharted Bodies

I Was Told To Keep My PCOS Secret Because No Man Would Marry Me

Thirty-one-year-old Neelam Heera is the founder of Cysters, a Birmingham-based group dedicated to supporting individuals and improving the health, educatio

Uncharted Bodies

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Fuelled My Eating Disorder

Zoe Bennett, 28, was in intensive therapy for an eating disorder and sincerely trying to recover when some reservations began to arise about her weight gai

by Sadhbh O'Sullivan

Uncharted Bodies

Hysterical Women: Why Is Hormonal Contraception Still Failing Us?

Reproductive autonomy as we know it today began on 15th October 1951 with a Mexican wild yam root. Dr Carl Djerassi (also known as the father of the pill)

by Vicky Spratt

Uncharted Bodies

Will I Ever Know Why I React So Badly To The Pill?

Warning: This article includes descriptions of suicidal ideation. I was sitting still on the sofa but everything around me was moving. I couldn’t make it

by Vicky Spratt

Uncharted Bodies

“Have You Tried Wine?” Why Doctors Urgently Need Vagi...

In 2018, The Week ran an essay that went viral. Its argument was that we live in a culture “that sees female pain as normal and male pleasure as a ri

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