Below The Belt
Through the personal and inspiring stories of four patients urgently searching for answers to mysterious symptoms, Below the Belt exposes widespread problems in our healthcare system that disproportionately affect women.
During the average 10 years it takes to be diagnosed, women are often told that symptoms are in their head or ‘part of being a woman.’ A greater delay exists for women of colour and non-binary individuals who are less believed, diagnosed & effectively treated. Due to outdated notions, patients are then often treated with ineffective drugs and surgeries, and erroneously told that pregnancy & hysterectomy are cures. Nearly 50% of infertility cases are due to endometriosis & almost all are preventable.
From societal taboos and gender bias, to misinformed doctors and financial barriers to care, Below the Belt shines a light on how millions are effectively silenced.
