NHS GP referring to “people with a uterus”

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My local GP surgery has been organising talks and events regarding endometriosis. They recently hosted an event which was open to sufferers and their friends and family - fair enough.

Most of the literature and social media posts from my surgery explicitly refer to women when talking about women, which is a relief.

However, I noticed they have posted a short video advertising an event in which a young male junior doctor proudly declares “endometriosis can affect anyone with a uterus” and doesn’t use the word “woman” or “female” at all. This has really pissed me off.

Is this still allowed? I thought we had left this nonsense behind. I want to complain but not sure the best way to do this, or if I have any right to in the first place.

I get the impression this young male doctor is very involved in the work they are doing around endometriosis, but I haven’t attended any of the events they have hosted so can’t comment on the language used in person.

Stop being so fucking ableist.

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As far as I know, all men diagnosed with endo were on oestrogen therapy, so the endometriosis was a side effect of medication, not a spontaneously occurring disease.

Exactly, and can't this condition occur other places in your body too?
And men CAN have it-yes, it is very rare, but everyone has the right to treatment for a medical condition, just as a 20 year old who gets a condition that is nearly always a disease of old age should be treated.

You know what, this MIGHT be valid if they did the same with men's health but they dont.

I am so sick of fucking handmaidens

Correct - prolonged exposure to elevated oestrogen through prostate cancer treatments, cross sex hormones, obesity, or severe liver disease.

The œstrogen still needs something to act on, possibly embryological remnants from the Müllerian ducts (in female embryos these go on to form the uterus etc, in males they regress under the action of AMH produced by the testes). It's hoped that this insight, if correct, will help with finding a treatment.

It would be absolutely bloody typical if they find a cure for male endometriosis before female despite the overwhelming ratio of people suffering.

Does a hysterectomy cure endometriosis?

Nope, explanation why not posted on 21/06/2026 15:23.

The publicity material I have see about prostate cancer manages to use the words ‘man’ and ‘male’.

No, it isn't. It is neither short nor comprehensible. A uterus is a body part that only women have. It's a shame that people who have transitioned their gender are upset by this fact but it remains a fact. The short and comprehensible word (not phrase) is women.

As pp have also said, it's also inaccurate as women without uteruses can sadly still suffer from endo.

I bet most people on here could have a good stab at the German word for woman. Less so for uterus.

THIS

I am sick of the people who accuse those of us who know that a woman is an AHF of reducing them to their body parts actually reduce us to our body parts in a way that men are not.

But isn’t reducing people to body parts bad? I mean, TRA get upset when women say one must be of the nature to get pregnant to be a woman, as that’s not inclusive, so how is reducing people to “those with a uterus” good?

Exactly. No “people with prostates” bollocks when it comes to men’s bodies.

There’s very rarely any outrage about the use of men, rather than people with prostates.
Is that because
A) trans men are never going to confuse themselves with prostate-havers;
B) men are so incredibly stupid they can’t cope with the convoluted secret language we use to refer to women,
or C) trans women don’t want to be reminded they are still in a category with men and aren’t keen to be associated with prostates in any way.

Why is there so much push back on the language of ‘woman’ but none on the language of ‘man’? There’s very little chat about ‘not everyone with a prostate is a man’.

That's great. Not every woman has a uterus, and inclusive language is a signal to trans guys/nb people that they can trust the practice.

A lot of trans men don't access the healthcare they need because of fear. Especially when it's intimate care. They are wary of being humiliated and even assaulted. Anything that makes someone feel safe to access endo care is a good thing.

'People with a uterus' and 'endometriosis can affect anyone with a uterus' sounds like they could relate to a man or a woman.

He's a physician. He should be specific. There will be women and girls who don't know what a uterus is.

If a woman has had her uterus removed, she’ll surely be aware of this and understand that the notice doesn’t apply to her?
How dumb do you think women actually are?
Do you get many trans men showing up for a prostate exam instead of a smear test?

A lot of women with endo may have had a full hysterectomy and it doesn’t mean it endo is any less of a shitty disease! You can get it in your lunge and at the back of your eyes!

I have stage 4 and have been told to avoid a hysterectomy as it would just grow elsewhere

I know that I am missing the point a bit here but this doctor needs to re-educate himself on the subject of endo. It has nothing to do with having or not having a uterus, endo tissue is similar but not identical to the endometrial tissues and there have even been rare cases of male endo. Losing your uterus does not rid you of the condition.

I wish doctors would hurry up and fully educate themselves on this disease, I know it's boring for them with it being predominately a female condition and all that but if they knew what they were talking about then maybe it wouldn't take women like myself 40 years to go diagnosed after suffer for decades.

I am due a hysterectomy soon for adenomyosis. I also have deep endometriosis so by all accounts I should be free of the disease once my uterus has shrivelled up and died....if only!

But I thought reducing people to bodily functions and body parts was transphobic? I mean, if I call males with a trans identity “penis havers” you’d be fine with that then? If not, why not?

I don't understand this, honestly.

"People with a uterus" still includes all females who have a uterus, excludes all females who do not have a uterus, and naturally excludes all males who cannot possibly have a uterus.

Females who think they're males are still wrong. Just because this wording spares breaking their delusion doesn't mean that we should stop calling women "people" in all circumstances.

We aren't going to win the war against gender ideology by playing the same identity politics they do.

I’m ok with “people with a uterus as long as we refer to males as “people with a penis” or sperm carriers”. Theta with include all makes with a trans identity also. So yeah. They are now not are, they just join the other penis havers in the toilets for penis havers. Sorted.