Docs a pain for women

WOMEN think their pain is not taken seriously – and is often ignored or they are deemed “emotional”.

Half think GPs dismiss their pain, while 27% have felt the same with other healthcare professionals.

Feminist author Dr Elinor Cleghorn, who advised on the report by Nurofen, said: “We are facing up to the consequences of centuries-long discriminatory misbeliefs about women’s pain.”

Janet Lindsay, CEO at Wellbeing of Women, said: “Many women feel they need to put up with discomfort and pain as a ‘normal’ part of women’s health – and this is completely unacceptable.”