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Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Naga Munchetty criticises medical misogyny after suffering 'extreme pain'
Watch: Naga Munchetty criticises medical misogyny after suffering 'extreme pain' Naga Munchetty has spoken of the "extreme pain" she's endured for decades due to a health condition, saying her pain was dismissed for years. The BBC Breakfast presenter revealed in 2023 that she suffers from adenomyosis, a condition in which the lining of the uterus grows into the muscle wall of the womb. The condition can cause extremely heavy menstrual bleeding, severe period pain and chronic pelvic discomfort. It took 32 years for Munchetty, now 50, to receive a diagnosis. Appearing on Lorraine today, Munchetty explained that her new book, It's Probably Nothing, explores medical misogyny and the systemic failure of doctors to take women's symptoms seriously. Something that she has firsthand experience of. "The book is almost like a handbook," she told host Christine Lampard, who was filling in for Lorraine Kelly. "I mean, it's born out of the fact that I've experienced medical misogyny and being ignored – my symptoms have been ignored. "But it's not about me, you'll be pleased to know. It's just as someone who understands what it feels like to be told, 'No, it's nothing, it's probably nothing. Oh, you'll grow out of it. Have a baby that'll fix it. It'll get better when you get older.' "And just speaking to dozens of men and women about their experiences of being ignored and thinking, 'There's something here, there's something that the medical world is not listening to.' Be it not enough research, be it not enough education and not enough time to listen and not hearing, not hearing when someone says, 'I'm not coping.' So that's what this is for." Munchetty reflected on the trauma of her period starting and the realisation that something wasn't right. "[I was] doubled over in pain, throwing up, passing out, cramps, fainting over and over again, and really, really heavy periods, to the point where I was setting an alarm at night to change my period product," she says. "[I was] sleeping on a towel, lying on the floor, because if I was uncomfortable on the floor, then perhaps it could detract from the pain." Despite the severity of her symptoms, Munchetty says doctors repeatedly dismissed her concerns, often telling her she would "grow out of it." It wasn't until a scan revealed a cyst on her ovaries that doctors investigated further. Eventually, she was diagnosed with adenomyosis, which she describes as the "evil twin" of endometriosis. Munchetty says she's far from alone in her experience. "I think we all know women who have been told, 'It's probably nothing,' and who have been told 'Other women are dealing with it, it's normal, you should too,'" she continues. "And you spend a long time thinking, 'Is it me? Am I really weak? Am I just not coping as a woman? Am I not like the other women who are all just getting on with life?' Because we don't talk about it enough, we don't speak up about these symptoms enough and not enough research is put into them." According to The Guardian, health experts are now calling for more UK clinical trials to focus on women's health. Alarming data reveals that women remain significantly under-represented, with a staggering 67% more male-only studies than female-only ones. Munchetty adds: "I think when you spend years and years being told it's nothing, you find very different coping mechanisms. And now, when I look back and I think, 'Okay, that diagnosis came, we're all trying to be the best we can,' I was prevented from being the best I could. "I've spoken to so many women who are like, 'I'm no longer working because I have such bad endometriosis and pain and it can't be cured, and no one's listening to me,' or 'I have such bad UTIs that I cannot sit for more than 20 minutes, and it's been recurrent for nine years.'" Munchetty encourages women to push for a diagnosis and treatment if they suspect something is wrong. Read more about health: Women 'should not be erased' from NHS guidance – Streeting (PA Media, 3-min read) 'Ridiculously long waits' at A&E causing patients to miss medicine doses (Yahoo News, 6-min read) Mum with rare condition suffers 'excruciating pain' when she showers or washes hands (Yahoo News, 5-min read)
Daily Mail
05-05-2025
- Health
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Naga Munchetty tells BRYONY GORDON doctors accused her of 'having too much sex' when she was treated for thrush - as she takes aim at medical misogyny
Podcast All episodes Play on Apple Spotify On the latest episode of the Mail's 'The Life of Bryony' podcast, BBC Breakfast presenter Naga Munchetty candidly discussed her battle with adenomyosis and expressed frustration with the dismissing of women's pain by the healthcare system. Ms Munchetty, 50, publicly revealed her diagnosis back in 2023, after years of having chronic pain mismanaged and misdiagnosed by doctors. Adenomyosis is a relatively common condition where the uterine lining, shed during menstruation, grows into the muscle wall of the uterus, causing painful and prolonged periods. The journalist recently released a book on the gender healthcare gap, chronicling her experience and the experience of hundreds of other women who feel their pain was disregarded or downplayed. 'We are taught to normalise it,' the presenter told Mail columnist Bryony Gordon. She recalled other occasions on which she had cystitis and thrush but was accused by doctors of 'having too much sex or not being hygienic enough'. 'My mum and dad were nurses. I have a great respect for people in healthcare. I am not bashing anyone, it's the system. 'I find the gatekeeping of medicines, contraceptives, and pain relief just astonishing. The rules that say women can only have pain relief if something is 'really painful': as if having your cervix opened with tweezers is not going to freaking hurt.' Medical misogyny is a catchall term used to denote the unfair or prejudicial treatment of female patients. This could include the lack of funding for treatments for female-specific health conditions; delayed diagnoses or a generally dismissive attitude towards the severity of symptoms caused by sexual and reproductive health issues. Ms Munchetty recalled a night when a particularly bad flare-up of adenomyosis forced her husband to call an ambulance. She was unable to walk or speak and kept feinting because of the intensity of the pain. 'I was very scared that the pain was not going to stop', Ms Munchetty said. 'I didn't know what to do. The doctor told me that the next time it happens, I should try taking a couple of paracetamol. 'I was so angry that all I could say was: 'Right, thanks.' Naga Munchetty: 'Why do you think there aren't enough at the top of business? It's because they've got too much sh*t to deal with that's being ignored.' Listen now Based on her protracted journey to diagnosis, the BBC presenter offered Bryony some tips for confronting medical misogyny Ms Munchetty instructed: 'Know what's wrong with you. I don't mean a diagnosis but know what isn't right. 'When your life is being negatively impacted by something – write it down. Keep a diary. 'Your specialist wants to help you. They love puzzles and coming to conclusions. But they can't if it's all so vague. Go in armed with as much information as you can give them. 'Don't be afraid to do your own research.' In explaining her reasons for wanting to write the book, aptly named, 'It's Probably Nothing', Ms Munchetty appealed for medical misogyny to be taken more seriously. She declared: 'If we're not advocating for the women in our lives who are unable or too unwell to advocate for themselves, we are losing out on brilliant women in the workplace, brilliant mothers, daughters, and partners. 'Why do you think there aren't enough at the top of business? It's because they've got too much sh*t to deal with that's being ignored.' To listen to the full, empowering interview with Naga Munchetty, listen to the latest Life of Bryony now, wherever you get your podcasts. New episodes are released every Monday and Friday.
Yahoo
12-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
BBC hosts scold UK Conservative for not watching Netflix show on toxic masculinity
Hosts of a British TV program scolded the leader of the United Kingdom Conservative party on Thursday for not watching a show on Netflix about toxic masculinity. "Have you watched 'Adolescence' yet," Charlie Stayt, host on "BBC Breakfast," asked Kemi Badenoch during a live interview. Badenoch, the leader of the UK's Conservative Party, and a member of Parliament for North West Essex, responded, "No, I haven't. I probably won't. It's a film on Netflix and most of my time right now is spent visiting the country." "Adolescence" is a show on Netflix about a 13-year-old boy in the UK accused of fatally stabbing his female classmate and how his social media use may have contributed to the incident. Meghan Markle Desperate To Ditch 'Dictator In High Heels' Persona After Netflix Backlash: Experts BBC Breakfast host Naga Munchetty chimed in that "everyone is talking about it," and the show is "prompting conversations about toxic masculinity, smartphone use, young men feeling that they're being ignored, the idea of misogyny being increased in school." Read On The Fox News App "Why would you not want to know what people are talking about?" Munchetty asked Badenoch. "Well, I think that those are all important issues, and those were issues that I've been talking about for a long time," Badenoch said. "But in the same way that I don't need to watch 'Casualty' to know what's going on at the [National Health Service], I don't need to watch a specific Netflix drama to understand what's going on. It's a fictional — it's a fictional series. It is not a documentary. What I've been talking about recently, for instance, is banning smartphones in schools." The Conservative leader said she has been visiting schools across the country, including one in Evesham, England, "talking to head teachers, talking to students, and they talk about the problems the phones are causing." But Munchetty pushed back, saying that the fictional series "has made much more of an impact than any politician has in terms of what people are talking about right now." "So it's really confusing that you don't want to know why — how this has made an impact, how parents are now saying, 'We need to know more about smartphone use,'" Munchetty added. Click Here For More Coverage Of Media And Culture Badenoch replied, calling "Adolescence" a "fictional documentary" and saying that she was more concerned about "Labor telling us that they're not going to be investigating the rape gang scandal, something which had happened all across the country." Stayt then interrupted Badenoch, who asked if she could finish her response, saying, "If I may finish, we have thousands of victims, female victims, there's girls, young women and some boys too, I met the mother of a boy who killed himself after being a victim." She added that she would rather discuss what is "real," instead of shows on TV. Munchetty pushed back again, saying "Adolescence" has "made more of an impact than any politician has on parents and when it comes to the issue of smartphones and misogyny," adding, "yet you are saying that despite that, you don't need to know about that?" Badenoch again said she'd rather talk about real life. "Asking me to sit down and watch a television drama that lots of other people have seen, have written about… I think it is important, but it was also — it's also fiction," Badenoch said. "Let's talk about what's happening to real people."Original article source: BBC hosts scold UK Conservative for not watching Netflix show on toxic masculinity
Fox News
11-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
BBC hosts scold UK Conservative for not watching Netflix show on toxic masculinity
Hosts of a British TV program scolded the leader of the United Kingdom Conservative party on Thursday for not watching a show on Netflix about toxic masculinity. "Have you watched 'Adolescence' yet," Charlie Stayt, host on "BBC Breakfast," asked Kemi Badenoch during a live interview. Badenoch, the leader of the UK's Conservative Party, and a member of Parliament for North West Essex, responded, "No, I haven't. I probably won't. It's a film on Netflix and most of my time right now is spent visiting the country." "Adolescence" is a show on Netflix about a 13-year-old boy in the UK accused of fatally stabbing his female classmate and how his social media use may have contributed to the incident. BBC Breakfast host Naga Munchetty chimed in that "everyone is talking about it," and the show is "prompting conversations about toxic masculinity, smartphone use, young men feeling that they're being ignored, the idea of misogyny being increased in school." "Why would you not want to know what people are talking about?" Munchetty asked Badenoch. "Well, I think that those are all important issues, and those were issues that I've been talking about for a long time," Badenoch said. "But in the same way that I don't need to watch 'Casualty' to know what's going on at the [National Health Service], I don't need to watch a specific Netflix drama to understand what's going on. It's a fictional — it's a fictional series. It is not a documentary. What I've been talking about recently, for instance, is banning smartphones in schools." The Conservative leader said she has been visiting schools across the country, including one in Evesham, England, "talking to head teachers, talking to students, and they talk about the problems the phones are causing." But Munchetty pushed back, saying that the fictional series "has made much more of an impact than any politician has in terms of what people are talking about right now." "So it's really confusing that you don't want to know why — how this has made an impact, how parents are now saying, 'We need to know more about smartphone use,'" Munchetty added. Badenoch replied, calling "Adolescence" a "fictional documentary" and saying that she was more concerned about "Labor telling us that they're not going to be investigating the rape gang scandal, something which had happened all across the country." Stayt then interrupted Badenoch, who asked if she could finish her response, saying, "If I may finish, we have thousands of victims, female victims, there's girls, young women and some boys too, I met the mother of a boy who killed himself after being a victim." She added that she would rather discuss what is "real," instead of shows on TV. Munchetty pushed back again, saying "Adolescence" has "made more of an impact than any politician has on parents and when it comes to the issue of smartphones and misogyny," adding, "yet you are saying that despite that, you don't need to know about that?" Badenoch again said she'd rather talk about real life. "Asking me to sit down and watch a television drama that lots of other people have seen, have written about… I think it is important, but it was also — it's also fiction," Badenoch said. "Let's talk about what's happening to real people."
The Independent
05-02-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Naga Munchetty warns fake nudes of her spread online by scammers
Naga Munchetty has become the latest celebrity to be targeted in a sexually explicit scam. The veteran BBC presenter, 49, discovered paid advertisements on X/Twitter and Facebook promoted to 'trick people out of their hard-earned money' and include 'crudely mocked-up' fake nude photos of her. Munchetty, who conducted an investigation into the images with her team at BBC 5 Live, said she was 'mortified and bemused' to discover the explicit content that somebody had paid 'good money' to advertise. 'I'm used to seeing misleading articles about myself online, but the screenshots I've been sent by friends and followers on social media in recent weeks are a lot more insidious than most,' she said. After questioning the culprit's motive, the former Strictly Come Dancing contestant wondered whether the person responsible had 'an axe to grind'. 'I discussed it with my 5 Live production team, and we began to dig into it more. It soon became apparent that my name and image were being used by scammers to try to hoodwink people out of money,' she said. Users clicking on the adverts were taken to a fake news article, which had been built to include the BBC logo and look similar to the broadcaster's website, Munchetty explained. 'The fake article about me suggested I had been detained by the government following a 'controversial"interview on ITV's This Morning, where I allegedly gave details about a "lucrative loophole" to make money,' she said. 'It was made to look like a BBC News article, complete with logo and branding, and it contained links to a scam cyber trading website, which has now been taken down after my production team reported it to the BBC legal team. 'The presenter said she was 'lucky' that the BBC's legal department was able to act quickly to get the adverts taken down due to copyright laws, but added she was warned 'another website is likely to pop up soon enough'. Munchetty added that getting adverts removed from X/Twitter, which was taken over by Elon Musk in 2022, has 'become more difficult since it changed ownership'. The Independent has contacted representatives from X/Twitter for comment. A Meta spokeswoman said: 'People who impersonate others on Facebook and Instagram violate our policies, and we remove this content when it's found — like we are doing in this case. 'We continue to invest in technology to improve our detection and enforcement against scams and work with law enforcement to prosecute scammers.' Munchetty is not the only celebrity to have been targeted with this type of scam. Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis previously warned his face had been used to front a cryptocurrency fraud. Last June, Euphoria star Jacob Elordi also had fake nude content of him circulated online in a sexually explicit AI deepfake scam. The non-consensual video was viewed on X/Twitter more than three million times. In recent years, non-consensual sexually explicit deepfakes have become increasingly common online, with a number of high-profile women including Taylor Swift and Megan Thee Stallion targeted. Deepfakes are created or altered using artificial intelligence or similar technology, and manipulated to replace one person's likeness convincingly with that of another. Nonconsensual sexually explicit videos that 'swap' a person's face into a pornographic video are one of the most prevalent forms of deepfakes. Since April 2023, X has implemented a policy against sharing 'synthetic, manipulated, or out-of-context media that may deceive or confuse people and lead to harm.' The platform also prohibits content that 'sexualises an individual without their consent.' But despite the policy, deepfakes have persisted on X, with the company struggling to stamp them out.
