Lower the age at which women can be considered for hysterectomy. · petition

What the petition asks

More than 1 in 10 women in the UK experience gynaecological pain, and at the moment, there are few doctors who will even listen to a women who is experiencing such symptoms if they are under the age of 35 and have not had a child, when she requests hysterectomy to end the suffering.

I am 22 years old, and have been suffering for most of my adult life excruciatingly painful periods, which has caused me to lose days of work, be admitted to the emergency departments of hospitals, undergo surgery, almost lose my university place. We are being forced to rely on painkillers, and birth control pills which are proven to negatively effect their mental health, and increase their risks of breast and ovarian cancers, simply to get through the day. www.endometriosis.org

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Petitions need to call on the UK Government or Parliament to take a specific action.

There is no minimum age for women to be considered for hysterectomy, so we're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do.

The NHS has a webpage about endometriosis:

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/endometriosis/treatment/

There are also recommendations published by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence:

https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng73/chapter/Recommendations

You could start a new petition calling for a clear action that's the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament. You might like to sign this petition, which calls for more Government funding:

More funding for treatment of women's pelvic conditions to reduce waiting times

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Timeline

28 May 2019	Petition opened for signatures
1 Jul 2019	Rejected by the Petitions Committee