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

A transvaginal ultrasound scanner of the internal organs of the pelvis can help diagnose some gynaecological conditions. Photograph: Kateryna Kukota/Getty Images/iStockphoto

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”.