6. Plaid Cymru Debate: Women's health

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:22 pm on 18 May 2022.

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Photo of Cefin Campbell Cefin Campbell Plaid Cymru 5:22, 18 May 2022

(Translated)

Listing her concerns regarding the care available to sufferers, Emily's mother was clear in her view that there is a need for more endometriosis centres across the whole of Wales to provide specialist care that is completely necessary for patients. While there is a specialist centre in Cardiff, she is of the view that there needs to be an improvement in the care provided.

Secondly, and I finish with this, the family raised concerns regarding the general awareness of this condition, whether that's in society or in the medical field, and which, unfortunately, leads to a nine-year wait for a diagnosis. The evidence of so many women suggests that too many GPs disregard the seriousness of the condition. Suggesting that 'this is normal for women of your age, and take a few paracetamols' isn't good enough. 

And I am finishing with this, sorry, if I could just have one more second—