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‘It was barbaric. I was crying my eyes out’: why are so many women left in agony by routine womb examinations?
There are more than 70,000 hysteroscopies every year in England alone. The NHS calls them ‘low complexity’ – yet a shocking number of patients complain of inadequate pain relief and medical staff who refuse to take them seriously
TL;DR
- Over 70,000 hysteroscopies are performed each year in England.
- The NHS categorizes hysteroscopies as 'low complexity' procedures.
- A substantial number of patients experience inadequate pain relief during hysteroscopies.
- Patients frequently report that medical staff dismiss their concerns about pain.