
{"id":79140,"date":"2026-04-20T16:49:57","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T15:49:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/?p=79140"},"modified":"2026-04-20T16:56:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T15:56:45","slug":"sheffield-women-failed-by-the-health-system-believe-education-not-policies-are-the-answer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/04\/20\/sheffield-women-failed-by-the-health-system-believe-education-not-policies-are-the-answer\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheffield women failed by the health system believe education not policies are the answer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\u201cI wanted to die and I said this to the doctor, and they said I can give you a leaflet.\u201d These are the words of Leah Beardsall who has spoken out after a battle to be treated for two painful and debilitating symptoms.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 20-year-old student had to endure being unheard and continually dismissed before being diagnosed with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mind.org.uk\/information-support\/types-of-mental-health-problems\/premenstrual-dysphoric-disorder-pmdd\/what-is-pmdd\/\">Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder<\/a> (PMDD) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/polycystic-ovary-syndrome-pcos\/\">Polycystic Ovary Syndrome <\/a>(PCOS). Both conditions impact the menstrual cycle and cause severe mental and physical symptoms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another women who waited 13 years to receive a diagnosis for PMDD also struggled with feeling &#8220;embarrassed&#8221; and &#8220;let down&#8221; when she left the GP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They have both chosen to share their experience following the Health Secretary&#8217;s announcement to reinstate the women&#8217;s health strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leah&#8217;s battle began in 2024, and although she switched GPs when she started university, she continuously felt ignored.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI felt like a ghost of myself,&#8221; Leah says. &#8220;My identity and who I was had been sucked out of me. I was a void of a person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI was frustrated because all this person wanted to talk to me about was my chance of having children, like that was all I was born to be able to do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Health Secretary Wes Streeting has announced a <a href=\"https:\/\/assets.publishing.service.gov.uk\/media\/69df5d7261d2e8e9b9e42d2e\/renewed-womens-health-strategy-for-england-web-accessible.pdf\">10-year plan<\/a> to reform the NHS system, which he says &#8220;too often gaslights women, treating their pain as an inconvenience and their symptoms as an overreaction&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With gynaecology waiting lists which currently affect more than 565,000 women and nearly decade-long intervals between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/endometriosis\/\">endometriosis <\/a>diagnoses, Leah is sceptical about how effective Mr Streeting&#8217;s plan will be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leah, who is also on the waitlist to be diagnosed with suspected endometriosis, believes the issue is too deep rooted in British society and requires educational reform as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Medical misogyny is just rooted in everybody,&#8221; she says. &#8220;That belief was instilled into my own family members and they were saying the same thing to me. I felt like I was going insane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s down to the way people think and view women, which has long been rooted in history. Education is really important and not enough goes into it.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During her struggling to be diagnosed with PMDD and PCOS, Leah felt unsupported by the women in her family, who also  mimicked the doctor&#8217;s dismissiveness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Female members of Leah&#8217;s family have been to the doctor&#8217;s in the past with similar symptoms, but were gaslit and ignored so were forced to suffer with their medical problems unsupported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The women&#8217;s health strategy sets out 117 action points, including focusing on gynaecological outpatient procedures over the next five years, improving access to contraception and perinatal mental health support. \u00a3900 million has been invested into the Best Start Family Hubs and Health Babies programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Secondary objectives focus on launching a new programme to improve education for girls and their menstrual health using a \u00a31 million investment, as well as creating safer and better experiences for women who access maternity services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The government also hope to eliminate cervical cancer by 2040, using home testing kits for human papilloma virus (HPV), and introduce more breast pain and postmenopausal bleeding clinics nationally by the end of 2026. Another aim is to half violence against women and girls (VAWG) within a decade, through a \u00a350 million investment which will also be used to support victims of child sexual abuse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/a767ff44-bc3e-444b-ba94-632f7c2739ba-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-79223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/a767ff44-bc3e-444b-ba94-632f7c2739ba-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/a767ff44-bc3e-444b-ba94-632f7c2739ba-980x784.jpg 980w, https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/a767ff44-bc3e-444b-ba94-632f7c2739ba-480x384.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Emma McNay, founder of a PMDD support group, speaking about PMDD at a women&#8217;s health event<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Emma McNay, who suffers from PMDD and set up a PMDD support group in Sheffield, also questions how useful the strategy will be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 31-year-old was diagnosed with the condition this year, despite speaking to doctors about her symptoms since she was 18-years-old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Emma&#8217;s journey to diagnosis included being misdiagnosed with anxiety and depression and she was encouraged to take antidepressants early on, despite wanting to learn more about her unknown illness and alternative treatments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unable to share her experience and receive appropriate support, Emma&#8217;s symptoms manifested into rib pain. She was taken to A&amp;E as doctors told her she had a punctured lung, despite her telling them otherwise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said: \u201cThere was no understanding or feeling that you were being listened to &#8211; that you were taking up too much time or space, feeling dismissed.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As someone new to Sheffield with a recent diagnosis, Emma looked for a support group in the area, yet found none. She was then inspired to set up a group who had their first session March this year and now plan to meet monthly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The safe space also welcomes women who do not have a diagnosis, as they understand how difficult, long and mentally tolling it can be to receive one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The women have shared their own experiences in the healthcare system with Emma. More than one woman revealed doctors had Googled &#8216;PMDD&#8217; while they were in the room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Emma, who had to conduct her own research and contact external organisations for support, questions whether the NHS is capable of improving its treatment of women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I think it\u2019s another marketing ploy,&#8221; she says. &#8220;The issue goes way deeper than just the medical system, because they\u2019re already overstretched anyway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s about looking at the wider picture of what is currently in place and who is it benefitting. 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