Understanding your health, in all its forms, is vital and your gynaecological health is one of them. It’s easy to bury your head in the sand when things come up that don’t make sense, but it’s in the ignoring of problems that greater ones build. The Eve Appeal is on a mission is to save lives by focusing on preventing and improving the early diagnosis of the five gynaecological cancers. Throughout May, they are encouraging everyone to Get Lippy alongside some of the leadingnames and brands in beauty. The campaign raises awareness of the five gynae cancers: womb, ovarian, cervical, vulval andvaginal through a series of fundraising, education, and awareness initiatives to prevent these cancers before they start.
Here come some daunting statistics:
Each day in the UK, 60 women and people with gynae organs receive the tough diagnosis of one of the five gynaecological cancers and sadly, 21 of those people die each day.
Only 3% of people know all five of the gynae cancers and only 1 in 6 can name one.
1 in 3 have put off getting a gynaecological symptom they are experiencing checked by a doctor.
1 in 3 said they would feel nervous, anxious, and uncomfortable speaking to a doctor and gynaecological health issues.
1 in 4 have felt not listened to in a gynae health appointment and 1 in 4 have been put off going to the doctor due to embarrassment.
Nearly 2 in 3 said that seeing a female GP would help them feel more comfortable getting gynecological symptoms checked.
1 in 4 said they would feel more comfortable getting symptoms checked if they saw a GP they knew and if the GP prompted them to open up by asking questions like “Is there anything else bothering you?”
The Eve Appeal Get Lippy campaign is championing everyone to Get Lippy about gynae health, open up important conversations and break down taboos or misconceptions. This will be the first step to improving our education on important genealogical health symptoms. To further support this campaign, you can buy any Get Lippy branded products, and this will help to fund vital and life-saving research into risk prediction and screening.
For free and confidential information and advice, Ask Eve and speak to a nurse today at nurse@eveappeal.co.uk or 0808 802 0019
