Reading the news of Roe v Wade in the US is maddening. HOW did a landmark woman’s health right be overturned?. This isn’t an issue for us in the U.K, but there is still glaring inequalities with female healthcare in the U.K.

For example:

1. Misdiagnosis of reproductive healthcare issues such as endometriosis as “general period pains”, which points to an issue of being more likely to NOT being taking seriously with symptoms than men.
2. Under-representation in clinical trials affecting efficacy of treatments specifically for women/girls.
3. Women experiencing menopause having issues with obtaining affordable Hormone Replacement Pills with the NHS. Dips in female hormones increases risk of serious illnesses such as heart disease, osteoporosis , depression etc.
4. Women/girls who are ethnic minorities deal with barriers in NHS settings such as inadequate translation and data collection resources , less likely to be referred to external NHS settings such as Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IATP)

AND MANY MORE