Could we please have a gynae/women's health section?

[Graphista]

I was surprised to find recently when wanting to start a thread on issues surrounding difficulty getting referrals/diagnosis that there isn't a women's health/gynae section.

I know there's a 'family planning' section but many gynae issues cause infertility/inability to stay pregnant so people with these issues may not want to be dealing with seeing that title or using that section?

Plus there's so much more to women's health than pregnancy/fertility.

Here's the current list. I think gynae issues would have significantly more traffic than swine flu

Yes please

I would use it!

Yes good idea

Yes!

trolls turn up anyway, they're soon got rid of aren't they?

Yes please!

Definite yes from me

Absolutely!

yup

Great idea.

Great idea!

Definitely! Great suggestion op

No. We have enough topics as it is. Whenever there's a suggestion for a new topic there are plenty of people behind it and then they are often like tumbleweed once they start and people still post in AIBU or chat 'for traffic'.

Yes.
If it isn't used, surely it can be removed again.

The current thread on period symptoms is in Mumsnet Classics?!? I would never have thought of looking for it there.

Yes we need a women’s health board.

So many auto immune conditions are more common in women plus there’s the general dismissal by the medical profession.

The menopause.
Women’s cancers.
Periods.
Mental health.
Thyroid issues
Osteoporosis
Polycystic ovaries
Hysterectomy
Women with autism

I think it’s a great idea!

I would post in there yes!
Nulliparous and never been pregnant.
No PCOS but lots of pelvic gynae issues.
Not close enough to my mum to talk about her experiences plus she only had periods for 10 years before having a complete hysterectomy and that was half a lifetime ago. Would be nice to know if what I’m experiencing is normal.

100 times yes!

I would also like this section. I have some ongoing issues and would like to discuss them on a section purely for this topic

I think this is a great idea.

A lot of girls grow up being told that gynae issue are part of being a women and pain is “normal” but anyone who’s experienced issues and extreme pain from say, PCOS or Endo, knows it’s not normal.
We need to teach the next generation that extreme pain has to be investigated

What about it being like the sex board where you have to be a member for a while before posting?

Hi all,

Lots of support and interest here - keep it coming!