Source · Select Committees · Women and Equalities Committee
Recommendation 10
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Medical misogyny and racism lead to dismissed pain in women's reproductive healthcare.
Conclusion
There is a clear lack of awareness and understanding of women’s reproductive health conditions among primary healthcare practitioners, particularly when those conditions occur in young women and girls. Women are finding their symptoms normalised and their pain dismissed, with an ingrained belief among some healthcare professionals that women, 73 particularly those from a minority ethnic background, are exaggerating their symptoms. Such medical misogyny and racism is unacceptable.
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Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 5 March 2025. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗