‘The pain is inhumane’: how NHS gynaecology delays affect women’s health

Four women describe how UK waiting lists and attitudes to gynaecological symptoms have left them in agony

Gynaecology waiting lists have grown by 60% since before the pandemic - a bigger proportion than any other area of medicine, according to the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

It means that many women with conditions such as endometriosis, prolapse and heavy bleeding can wait more than a year for NHS care in England.