Naga Munchetty has said she spent decades being failed, gaslit and 'never taken seriously' by doctors, despite suffering debilitatingly heavy periods, repeated vomiting and pain so severe she would faint.
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The BBC journalist told the Commons women and equalities committee that she was 'deemed normal' and told to 'suck it up' by NHS GPs for 32 years before being diagnosed privately. Adenomyosis is a condition where the lining of the womb starts growing into the muscle in its walls.
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The BBC journalist told the Commons women and equalities committee that she was 'deemed normal' and told to 'suck it up' by NHS GPs for 32 years before being diagnosed privately. Adenomyosis is a condition where the lining of the womb starts growing into the muscle in its walls.
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