"Raising the profile of Gynaecological Conditions and Infertility: please take them seriously".
We, the undersigned, ask that the Government increase public awareness of Gynaecological conditions, and their effects on women and men. This is to be supported by:
1. Improved and increased mandatory training for ALL medical practitioners.
2. Improved and increased employer awareness - employees with such conditions are to have mandatory rights, especially in relation to infertility treatment, or assisted birth programmes.
3. Encouragement of recognition of Gynaecological conditions and their effects - especially Infertility - as DISABILITIES under the D.D.A.
4. Provision and funding of support and resources - both physical and emotional aid.
5. Removal of the discriminatory age, and body mass index, barriers to NHS funded Infertility treatment.
6. Better funding overall of treatments, especially for Infertility; removal of "post code lotteries" in respect of treatment.
We DEMAND better treatment, respect and support FOR ALL - male or female, irrespective of race, sexual orientation, gender, religious affiliation, or disability. Conditions to consider include ENDOMETRIOSIS, ADENOMYOSIS, FIBROIDS, POLYCYSTIC OVARIES, UTERINE ABNORMALITIES, INFERTILITY (MALE OR FEMALE)... list NOT exhaustive. I know from PERSONAL EXPERIENCE of Endometriosis that such conditions are often painful, chronic, debilitating, hidden, distressing - and adversely affect quality of life. NOBODY should have to go through what I suffered. It's time that things change.