Women’s gynae complaints have traditionally been downgraded by our predominantly male medical profession. I’ve written about my frustration over this before.
A prime example is endometriosis. The average delay in both the UK and Australia from symptoms starting to a diagnosis is eight years. Eight years!
A third of patients consult their GP six times or more before seeing a gynaecologist, with four in 10 women having two or more gynaecological referrals before getting a diagnosis.
