Health ambassador says NHS failing women suffering from adenomyosis

Professor Dame Lesley Regan, appointed to support the Women’s Health Strategy implementation, has said the NHS in England is “failing women” with the condition.

Dame Lesley said she wanted women to be able to self-refer to specialists, adding that women and girls should not have to seek “permission to go and have your crippling menstrual pain sorted out”.

Adenomyosis, when the womb lining grows within the womb’s muscular wall, can cause heavy and painful periods, stomach bloating and pain during intercourse.  Contraceptives can help, but some women need a hysterectomy to completely relieve pain.

Dame Lesley, a professor of obstetrics and gynaecology, said it was necessary “to get out of the frame of mind of women going to healthcare professionals who then do something to them”, adding that it was “unacceptable” the NHS website had no dedicated page on the condition and that this would be rectified.

An NHS spokesperson said “The NHS takes women’s health very seriously and, in line with NICE guidance, we provide a wide range of treatments and support for many conditions, including adenomyosis.  And we will be working with the Department of Health and Social Care to look at how we can do more through the Women’s Health Strategy.

“GPs should keep up to date with the latest NICE guidance on this condition so a speedy diagnosis and appropriate treatments can be carried out.”

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