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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Rebecca Thomas

Women waiting too long for NHS care because of ‘medical misogyny’, top doctor warns

Women are waiting too long for care because of “medical misogyny” within the NHS, the UK’s top gynaecologist has warned.

Dr Alison Wright, president of the Royal College of Gynaecologists and Obstetricians (RCOG), warned that women’s health conditions are often prioritised differently to men’s, with chronic and debilitating conditions such as endometriosis not being given the attention they deserve.

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