Naga Munchetty

British broadcaster Naga Munchetty leads a candid discussion about women’s health and pain, exploring why the healthcare system can often feel rigged against women.

Munchetty, who co-hosts BBC Breakfast, spoke out in 2023 about her diagnosis of the gynaecological condition adenomyosis and her struggles to be taken seriously by healthcare professionals despite years of pain and symptoms. In response, scores of women shared their own stories of feeling dismissed by doctors, and Munchetty went on to campaign on the issue, including appearing at the House of Commons where she described the process of being diagnosed with adenomyosis as “infuriating”.

In her book It’s Probably Nothing, Muchetty talks to more than 80 women about their health struggles and explores the challenges of being heard, diagnosed and treated, as well as sharing her own story in detail.

In this event Munchetty looks at why women’s pain and health issues have historically been ignored – and why pain has been viewed as an innate part of being female – and highlights the things women need to do to advocate for themselves in the healthcare system.