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Halt on surgical mesh operations set to last until at least mid-2025
Conditions for lifting the pause on mesh surgeries have not yet been met: Health Ministry.
'A scarcity of research': Are menstruation and suicide sometimes connected?
Women attempt suicide at much greater rates than men, but little is known why.
Mesh surgeries to be halted in NZ, victim says 'significant step' for injured women
The extraordinary move came after a petition by a mesh-injured patient.
Health Committee accused of ‘passing the buck’ on surgical mesh
The ministry said there was no consensus on whether mesh operations should be paused.
Half of surgeons assessed for using surgical mesh did not meet minimum standards
It comes as the Ministry of Health considers a pause on mesh implants for some operations.
Five tips for navigating menopause
While menopause is a significant time of change, it isn’t talked about much.
'I felt like I was failing as a mother': New mum $10k out of pocket after ACC snub
"Eventually I broke...I didn't want to be here anymore. I felt defeated, and quite alone."
Mum looking at $12k bill to avoid surgical mesh treatment
If she opts for treatment using mesh it's free because her insurance company covers it.
Surgical mesh: 38 more lives harmed after Govt warning to hospitals
Living on morphine, suicidal from "razor blade" pain and one women's vagina sewn closed.
'It needs to stop': Petition demands halt on surgical mesh for birth injuries
'Harm is happening all over the country.'
'Razor blade pain': Surgical mesh harm patient living on morphine, becoming suicidal
"Mesh harm is happening all over the country and it needs to stop."
'It's like a grater on raw wounds': Mum, 35, says mesh implant cripples her
"It makes me incredibly angry. I mentioned my hesitancy to mesh..." 35-year-old mum tells.
'I thought my life was on the line': Young mum undergoes three surgeries after placenta left inside of her
'I was in extreme pain, it felt worse than when I was in labour'.
'We can be a voice for them': Green MP on 'heartbreaking' surgical mesh claims
MP's promise comes after Herald exposed investigation into claims women harmed by its use.
'I've been robbed of my life': Patient says surgical mesh used without consent
"I used to be fun and outgoing ... now I live on eight Tramadol a day."
'Rotting' surgical mesh leaves woman without a bladder
Sally Walker shared her harrowing experience with the Herald.
'I remember waking up screaming': Investigation into claims doctors harmed women with surgical mesh
Eight women say they never gave consent for surgical mesh to be implanted into their body.
'Sorry doesn't cut it': Mother's life destroyed by medical incompetence
Cindy Bridson says she's lucky to be alive.
The broken public healthcare system leaving women in pain
One woman was told her pain was all in her head. It was - in fact it was a brain tumour.
'Like a dark blanket that covers your life': Depressed mum 'not critical enough' for support
"She looks at me and goes 'mummy do you not want me any more?'"
Surgical mesh: Report reveals restorative justice helpful for victims but action to protect others slow
The impact of the government's restorative justice for mesh has been examined.
Life-threatening endometriosis delays, surgery wait times up to three years
On average, women in NZ wait 8.7 years from onset symptoms to be formally diagnosed.
'We live in a man's world': NZ lags behind other countries in women's health
"When we look at systems of all sorts around the world we see inequality for women."
Doctors told her she was just overweight - turns out, she had ovarian cancer
'Something needs to change, you can't just push it away as women's problems.'
'Women let down by system': ACC pays out $27m to women harmed by health treatment
'There are so many areas that could be improved to better [women's] outcomes," GP says.
'Just part of being a woman': How our health system ignores and neglects female patients - and what can be done about it
'I kept thinking maybe I'm just being weak, maybe I just need to harden up...'
Women are calling out 'medical gaslighting'
New York Times: US studies show females more likely to have symptoms dismissed.
'I don't want to live my life in pain': Why Aleisha had a hysterectomy at age 22
"I didn't feel believed and felt like doctors thought I was over-exaggerating."
'I can't even walk properly': Mum's $30K loan for hysterectomy to end pain
Her pain was so bad she would regularly faint at work.
'Pain is seen as a weakness so you push it aside': Ex Olympian's endometriosis battle
"I started to think I was being dramatic or crazy," cycling champ says.
'I was treated like a drug-seeker': Mum goes undiagnosed for a decade
Emma says she was repeatedly sent home from ED feeling like no one believed her suffering.
'I did start to feel suicidal': Endometriosis patient's agonising wait for treatment
"Not because I wanted to die, but because the pain was so unbearable," 20-year-old says.
'I felt like I'd failed as a parent': Mum speaks out about traumatic births
Monique Cross says she was repeatedly dismissed by health professionals.
'Get pregnant, that'll fix your problems': Mum's endometriosis fight - for 20 years
Dallas was accused of being a drug seeker for repeatedly turning up to ED in pain.
'Game changer for women': Govt promises women's health strategy
Women, trans, inter-sex and non-binary people are slipping through the cracks.
Baby death: Mum traumatised after newborn boy drops on hospital floor
A mum was told she wasn't giving birth. Then her precious baby fell to the hospital floor.
'Unacceptable': The $73k gender pay gap for doctors
Women undervalued by our health system, with detrimental impacts on patient care.
How gender bias in our medical workforce is ruining women's health
Every day, female doctors experience ingrained sexist attitudes.
'I felt worthless': Teen mum's heartbreak, escape from meth-addicted family
Felicity Palmer shares her story being 16 and pregnant with a family addicted to meth.