This week, a government inquiry found that a systematic dismissal of women’s healthcare concerns contributed to a series of health scandals over several decades.
The inquiry was investigating vaginal mesh implants, Primodos hormonal pregnancy tests and sodium valproate, an epilepsy treatment known to cause harm to babies if taken during pregnancy.
It concluded that serious healthcare issues were written off as “women’s problems”, and caused decades of “avoidable suffering”.
We would like to hear from women who had vaginal mesh implants, used Primodos, or took sodium valproate, about their experiences. We would also like to hear from other women about their experience of raising health concerns which were not taken seriously.
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