Media Coverage and Academic Studies

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Gynaecology Procedures in The Media

IUD Insertion Can Be Excruciating. Why Aren't Patients Given Help?”- Huffpost

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/iud-insertion-pain_l_61ef110ae4b03add23fd1c7a

“Coil fitting agony: 'My screams were so loud'“- BBC

https://www.bbc.com/news/health-57551641

“'Worse than giving birth': Calls for stronger pain relief for IUD insertion”- RNZ

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/526329/worse-than-giving-birth-calls-for-stronger-pain-relief-for-iud-insertion?fbclid=IwY2xjawE7T1hleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHfUBvIkIFAAdejSYVhcG_CwAEoAsQlrl0YM6-UH5vBoeNl-rrCb8IYKHZg_aem_hX7UvoFECT8kJ4mfnTGLCg

Health Officials Urge Doctors to Address IUD Pain”- NY Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/07/health/iud-insertion-pain.html

IUD insertion problems blamed on chronic shortage of trainers”- RNZ

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/486559/iud-insertion-problems-blamed-on-chronic-shortage-of-trainers


TikTok drives debate over stronger pain relief for IUD procedures”- 1 News

https://www.1news.co.nz/2023/07/31/tiktok-drives-debate-over-stronger-pain-relief-for-iud-procedures/

“Gynecology Has a Pain Problem- Our discomfort is routine. What if it didn’t have to be?”- The Cut

https://www.thecut.com/2022/06/pain-in-gynecology-practice-exams.html

“Why Aren't Doctors Managing Pain During Gynecologic Procedures?”- Medscape

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/997872?ecd=mkm_ret_231106_mscpmrk-GB_ExcNews_etid6028828&uac=342158FJ&impID=6028828

Auckland woman has three failed IUD removal procedures in one day”- NZ Herald

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland-woman-has-three-failed-iud-removal-procedures-in-one-day/3ZR5B2QP2VGBZBUXDEFBNZGSB4/#google_vignette

When women aren’t given pain relief for invasive gynae procedures”- Jessica Furseth

https://jessicafurseth.com/2019/05/30/when-women-arent-given-pain-relief-for-invasive-gynae-procedures/?s=09&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaYGD0zKTkqwl6g4oBQxXPC1PFQhB3RfPbc4u8gZOh933yasN7t6Zw9Nak8_aem_zi1pzNUocwLbfnfZLoHo6g

“Pain bias: The health inequality rarely discussed”- BBC

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20180518-the-inequality-in-how-women-are-treated-for-pain

The pain of my IUD fitting was horrific…and I’m not alone”- Patient Safety Learning

https://www.pslhub.org/learn/patient-safety-in-health-and-care/womens-health/the-pain-of-my-iud-fitting-was-horrific…and-i’m-not-alone-r4765/

“The ripples of trauma caused by severe pain during IUD procedures”- The BMJ

https://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2021/07/20/the-ripples-of-trauma-caused-by-severe-pain-during-iud-procedures/  

When informed consent evaporates on the operating table”- RNZ https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/533062/when-informed-consent-evaporates-on-the-operating-table?fbclid=IwY2xjawGklxFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHdKtQLJyzgUk3rC5Q3_deiLLgfKz1IsvZMsY2r__rhFY0aJhx1wuUh6cqA_aem_kyc0fvrJB3copPaRpvsnlw


Relevant Studies and Academic Articles

“Assessment of pain and ease of intrauterine device placement according to type of device, parity, and mode of delivery”- PubMed

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36961099/

“Hysteroscopy: 6 calls for action to prevent avoidable harm”- Patient Safety Learning

https://www.pslhub.org/learn/patient-safety-in-health-and-care/womens-health/hysteroscopy-6-calls-for-action-to-prevent-avoidable-harm-r8848/

Pain during gynaecological procedures: research and compassion are key to improving patients’ experiences”- The BMJ

https://www.bmj.com/content/386/bmj.q1996?fbclid=IwY2xjawFYRHlleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHaKWn4_aDOr0UFnmsTnrDRLhPRIMVbbzD7tCFaVqJ_MYxO7OXE-UsqQyAg_aem_djQx5Mftej04pTwcUslkSg

“Waiting Time at the Emergency Department from a Gender Equality Perspective”- Josefina Robertson

https://gupea.ub.gu.se/bitstream/handle/2077/39196/gupea_2077_39196_1.pdf;jsessionid=03C67C9BE5EE89FEAABCADD3E9B3600F?sequence=1

Sex-related differences in access to care among patients with premature acute coronary syndrome”- Pelletier R, Humphries KH, Shimony A, Bacon SL, Lavoie KL, Rabi D, Karp I, Tsadok MA, Pilote L

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3986312/

A Quality Statement for the Health of Women, Girls, and those Assigned Female at Birth”- Women’s Health Wales

https://www.ftww.org.uk/2021/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Womens-Health-Wales-Quality-Statement-English-FINAL.pdf

“Pain during gynaecological procedures: research and compassion are key to improving patients’ experiences”- The BMJ

https://www.bmj.com/content/386/bmj.q1996