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Episode: Dr Hilary Jones
Description: The number of women and people with gynae organs raising ‘red flag’ gynaecological concerns with their GP has reduced by almost a fifth since before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new data1. Each year, more than 22,000 people are diagnosed with one of the five gynaecological cancers – womb, ovarian, cervical, vulval, and vaginal – with 12 dying from these conditions each day2. LPD electronic medical record data shows an 18% decrease in patients reporting abnormal gynaecological bleeding since before the COVID-19 pandemic1. This trend is also seen with patients reporting pain, lumps, or irritation (including on the vul...