> ## Content Index
> Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.ipswich.co.uk/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further.

# 'Medical misogyny' driving need for Ipswich's first women's health event
- URL: https://www.ipswich.co.uk/medical-misogyny-driving-need-for-ipswichs-first-womens-health-event/
- Published: 2025-01-06T09:49:34.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-16T15:26:18.000Z
- Description: As NHS gynaecology waiting lists exceed 763,000 women nationally, two Ipswich women are launching Let's Talk Women's Health to tackle what they describe as "systemic ignorance" in women's healthcare.
- Author: Oliver Rouane-Williams
- Tags: News, Health, Fitness & Wellness, Health & Care Services, #article, Active Suffolk, MSC, Ascender Creative, Nuffield Health Ipswich Hospital, #Import 2026-03-16 14:45

**Why it matters**: The event comes at a critical time when women's health issues are facing significant delays in treatment, with waiting lists now large enough to fill Wembley Stadium eight times over.

**The big picture**: [Let's Talk Women's Health](https://www.ipswich.co.uk/tag/let-s-talk-women-s-health/), scheduled for 22 March at The Hold in Ipswich, aims to address what organisers call a "desperate need" to better understand women's health conditions through expert-led talks and workshops.

![Organisers Katie and Jen are hosting Let's Talk Women's Health at The Hold near Ipswich Waterfront](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/1e/291e4b7f-e551-4458-b546-61963954b22f/content/images/2026/03/1736156615-organisers-katie-and-jen-are-hosting-let-s-talk-women-s-health-at-the-hold-near-ipswich-waterfront-1.jpg)

Organisers Katie and Jen are hosting Let's Talk Women's Health at The Hold near Ipswich Waterfront (Let's Talk Women's Health)

**From the organisers**: "At Nuffield Health, we hold regular events for clinicians and members of the public, all of which have highlighted the desperate need for a better understanding of women's health concerns," says co-organiser Katie Winearls. "It has become glaringly obvious that, as women, we often have very little understanding of our own bodies until we are already in the depths of a change or health concern."

Her co-organiser Jen Evans, a soft tissue therapist and menopause advisor, shares her own experience: "In my early forties, I had symptoms of what I now know to be perimenopause, which led to the opening of a Pandora's box of women's health conditions that, even as a woman, I didn't know much about. The incredible women around us are managing these conditions day in, day out, without ever talking about it."

**What they're saying**: "There's a dangerous mix of medical misogyny and deep-seated systemic ignorance at play here, which is prolonging the suffering of millions of women and stopping them from accessing the care they need," says Amy Peckham-Driver, a speaker at the event who spent over a decade seeking an endometriosis diagnosis.

Dr Julie Kite, a menopause specialist at Nuffield Health Ipswich Hospital, acknowledges the NHS faces "competing priorities" during "very challenging times" and says that more work is needed to make women's healthcare "accessible to all."

**The details**: The festival-style event will cover more than ten different women's health topics, including:

- Menopause
- Breast and skin cancer
- Endometriosis
- Fertility and reproductive health
- Mental wellbeing
- Cervical screening

The organisers emphasise the event is open to people of all genders and backgrounds, not just those who identify as female.

**Between the lines**: The not-for-profit initiative has gained support from local businesses and healthcare providers, including [Nuffield Health Ipswich Hospital](https://www.ipswich.co.uk/tag/nuffield-health-ipswich-hospital/), [Ascender Creative](https://www.ipswich.co.uk/tag/ascender-creative/), and key sponsors [MSC](https://www.ipswich.co.uk/tag/msc/) and [Active Suffolk](https://www.ipswich.co.uk/tag/active-suffolk/)’s ‘This Girl Can’ project.

**Bottom line**: While the NHS continues to face unprecedented pressures, this grassroots initiative aims to fill a crucial gap in women's healthcare education and support in Suffolk. Tickets are limited, so grab them while you can at [https://LTWH.eventbrite.com](https://ltwh.eventbrite.com/?ref=ipswich.co.uk).

### Independent local journalism is expensive to produce

It's free for you to read thanks to the generous support of our partners.