Government launches call for evidence to improve health and wellbeing of women in England

Down I completely agree. Also why are we, as women, drip fed information about contraception? I've been using the pill for about 15 years and almost everything I know about it I've read online. All of the advice I've been given about contraception from the nurse/GP has been terrible. Now I'm in my thirties (no kids) I also really get the feeling that there's a "why are you being so uptight about pregnancy?" vibe. As if I should just chill out and have a baby already (tick tock!).

Cholera and TB amongst others are caused by infections, both have vaccines.

Men don’t get the repeated misery of constant bacterial cystitis infections after sex. My early adulthood was ruined by this. And this was in the 80’s/90’s, where l remember reading that a vaccine could be easily produced for this but no one bothered as it wasn’t deemed important. That was 30 years ago, and nothing’s changed. Still treated with endless antibiotics which produce resistance.

Which is what this consultation is looking at.

Good point Down.

@ArseInTheCoOpWindow

Men do get cystitis, and as far as I'm aware you can't prevent bacteriological infection with vaccines.

Personally, I'd like the NHS to stop viewing every woman's lifestyle and personal choices through the prism of pregnancy and motherhood being a default state. Refused sterilisation 'just in case', questioned at a pre-termination appointment 'because this might be your last chance' etc I doubt they similarly query women who express a wish to conceive or continue a pregnancy. Imagine doctors asking you 'are you really sure you want to have children/are you sure you want to continue this pregnancy' by default. It's not their job to question your personal choice.

peak It's probably best left to be a womens-only voices experience/submission.

(No problem with those women having a designated Scribe)

Excuse grammar. Am doing dishes.

#KitchenSinkDramas

Women only? Are there not men who can contribute, even if only to relate the experience of a loved one who is unable to do so (their mother, their wife, their daughter for example), perhaps because they are incapacitated or have died?

The impact of the menopause and more understanding occurred to me.

If men got cystitis there’d be a vaccine now😡

Have seen that it is England only.

Being the UK, we travel/work/live across borders in the UK, so I think we can all still contribute.

I believe it should be made compulsory (if not already) for doctors to be taught modules on how female bodies are not used as the "default".

Also to be presented in these module training sessions with peer reviewed articles and studies on the many times women are not listened to, and how this affects mortality rates.

Eg

Endometriosis- ignored/dismissed.

Black and Asian women mortality rates in pregnancy, childbirth and stillbirth.

How access to abortions in the UK are disjointed eg Northern Ireland V rest of UK.

Heart conditions. Many professions such as my own are taught how to deal with critical case heart conditions. All the training bumpft is "How to spot someone is having a heart failure crisis - in males"

(BTW. What (not including old age) is the number 1-5 killers of women and men the UK?)