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Women share harrowing accounts of painful NHS hysteroscopies: ‘I begged the doctor to stop’
Health

Women share harrowing accounts of painful NHS hysteroscopies: ‘I begged the doctor to stop’

This month, Big Issue revealed that thousands of NHS patients are facing excruciating outpatient hysteroscopies without adequate pain relief. The response from you has been overwhelming

Gender pain gap: Why women’s pain must be taken as seriously as men’s
Dr Amanda Williams

Gender pain gap: Why women’s pain must be taken as seriously as men’s

We are all likely to treat people in pain differently according to their sex. Change is urgently needed for more equitable care

Women feel ‘violated and traumatised’ by painful hysteroscopies – and say the NHS misinformed them
Special report

Women feel ‘violated and traumatised’ by painful hysteroscopies – and say the NHS misinformed them

Hysteroscopies are carried out almost entirely in outpatients but, unlike other types of endoscopy, they are routinely performed without pain relief, saving the NHS millions

Tobias Forge explains the surprise influence of Eurovision on metal band Ghost
Music

Tobias Forge explains the surprise influence of Eurovision on metal band Ghost

You don’t need a penis to be a music producer: the women breaking barriers
Music

You don’t need a penis to be a music producer: the women breaking barriers

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Five of the worst sexist costumes on sale this Halloween
Culture

Five of the worst sexist costumes on sale this Halloween

Gloria Steinem and the ‘long, long, long’ feminist revolution
Politics

Gloria Steinem and the ‘long, long, long’ feminist revolution

‘209 Women’ celebrates 100 years since women could be elected to Parliament
Culture

‘209 Women’ celebrates 100 years since women could be elected to Parliament