Thanks XX.
Yes - everyone please email!
NHS guide to inclusive language (I realise this is about Éire):
Only mention sex, gender or sexuality if they're relevant, for example, to signpost people and help them get the health information and access to treatment they need.
The word woman signposts 40% of women who don’t know they have a cervix (Jo’s Trust research) and women whose first language isn’t English to health information and treatment.
Smear take up rates are appalling - Ambiguous language just puts a further barrier in the way for women to have a smear.
If every eligible women went for a smear as recommended - no woman would die from cervical cancer. The word woman will save lives. It should be front and centre of the literature.
It is also respectful - we shouldn’t be salami sliced into our respective body parts.
Are they suggesting prostate exams for anyone with a penis?