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Painful hysteroscopy? We'd like to hear from you. Help us tackle medical misogyny!

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RhiannonEMumsnet · 30/03/2026 15:35

Hi there,

Have you had a hysteroscopy?

A new study has analysed thousands of Mumsnet posts from women who have undergone hysteroscopy, a common procedure carried out 71,000 times a year in England.

It found that many women felt unprepared for the pain, struggled to access adequate pain relief, and felt their experiences were dismissed by medical staff.

The findings are being used to push for better care across the NHS. If you have had a hysteroscopy and would be willing to share your experience with journalists covering this story, please reply below, or email [email protected].

Thanks,
MNHQ

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RhiannonEMumsnet · 31/03/2026 11:43

Hi everyone,

Thank you so much for taking the time to share your experiences with us. We know many of these accounts are really difficult to revisit and we're very grateful to you for doing so.

We’ve been genuinely overwhelmed by the volume of responses on this thread and via email. While we won’t be able to follow up with everyone individually, we will be in touch with some of you about acting as media case studies, as mentioned in the OP.

We also want to reassure you that every post is being read and that all of these experiences will help to inform our continuing campaign against medical misogyny and the normalisation of pain for women during procedures.

Thanks again for taking the time to respond.

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RhiannonEMumsnet · 22/04/2026 10:38

Hi everyone,

Thanks again for your responses on this thread. The University of Reading published their study yesterday - you can find more details and links to coverage here.

Thanks,
MNHQ

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RhiannonEMumsnet · 22/04/2026 13:10

FictionalCharacter · 22/04/2026 11:11

Instead of starting a new campaign, Mumsnet should be throwing their weight behind Hysteroscopy Action, who have been campaigning about this for years.
https://www.hysteroscopyaction.org.uk/

Hi @FictionalCharacter, thanks for your post. Our new campaign is about Medical Misogyny more widely but as part of that we are working with other organisations - including Hysteroscopy Action - on specific issues like this one.

Thanks,
MNHQ

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RhiannonEMumsnet · 24/04/2026 16:24

Hi everyone,

BBC South are interested in running a televised piece on this story, and they are looking to speak to someone in their area who has been affected by their experience of hysteroscopy.

If you're in Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Dorset, West Sussex, Oxfordshire, Berkshire or Gloucestershire and you'd be willing to speak about your experience on camera, please do get in touch via [email protected]. The BBC are looking to film during the first half of next week.

Thanks,
MNHQ

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