{"id":137,"date":"2016-12-13T15:52:02","date_gmt":"2016-12-13T15:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.themedicalnegligencelawyers.com\/blog\/?p=137"},"modified":"2016-12-29T16:19:31","modified_gmt":"2016-12-29T16:19:31","slug":"gynaecology-compensation-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.themedicalnegligencelawyers.com\/blog\/gynaecology-compensation-claims","title":{"rendered":"Gynaecology compensation claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As gynaecology is the care of the female reproductive organs, it&#8217;s understandably a very sensitive subject.<\/p>\n<p>Its scope can include investigating fertility problems, different types of contraception, any medical disorders (such a polycystic ovaries), issues relating to the menopause, pregnancy problems (such as miscarriage,) and illnesses like ovarian cancer.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s therefore a very important thing for medical professionals to get right, as getting it wrong can lead to serious and often life changing problems.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nGynaecological problems can be very unpleasant, painful, and very distressing. As gynaecological issues are sensitive, it&#8217;s important that you receive the right medical advice and treatment. As with all procedures and operations, there are inherent risks; but there are cases where treatment is unnecessarily delayed, or where people have suffered due to general medical malpractice.<\/p>\n<h2>Common gynaecological claims<\/h2>\n<p>Common gynaecological claims include:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"blog-list\">\n<li>Unnecessary hysterectomies<\/li>\n<li>Medical mistakes that lead to hysterectomies<\/li>\n<li>Nerve damage<\/li>\n<li>Damage to other organs such a bladder and bowels<\/li>\n<li>Failing to notice or address damage to other organs during procedures, like damages to the bladder and bowels<\/li>\n<li>Delayed diagnosis of cervical cancer or smear test errors<\/li>\n<li>Failure to diagnose conditions such a endometriosis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These can all have detrimental effects on a woman&#8217;s life that could lead to prolonged suffering, and medical treatment that could have been avoided. The costs in terms of the person&#8217;s health &#8211; and financially &#8211; can be huge, and in severe cases, a woman&#8217;s fertility may be affected as well.<\/p>\n<p>In cases where women suffer unnecessary hysterectomies, or have to have one because of a medical mistake, this completely eradicates her opportunity to ever naturally have children that are biologically her own. This can have a huge psychological effect on a woman if she does not have any children, or wanted to have more. It&#8217;s hard to talk about putting a value on this sort of suffering, but victims deserve compensation, even if it helps just a little.<\/p>\n<h3>Can I claim?<\/h3>\n<p>In cases where women have suffered due to medical negligence, there are definite options for making a <a href=\"\/\">claim for medical negligence compensation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Physically, a woman could be in a lot of pain from damage to other organs or having to undergo unnecessary surgery. Psychologically a woman could really be affected and suffer from serious conditions like depression if medical negligence has left them unable to have children.<\/p>\n<p>There is a lot to look at, which is why it&#8217;s important to instruct a specialist Medical Negligence law firm like ourselves.<\/p>\n<p><strong>We can help<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you have suffered gynaecological problems due to negligent treatment or advice, we can help. Please don&#8217;t hesitate to contact us confidentially on <a href=\"tel:08006347575\">0800 634 75 75<\/a>. If you would prefer to speak to a female solicitor, this can easily be arranged.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As gynaecology is the care of the female reproductive organs, it&#8217;s understandably a very sensitive subject. Its scope can include investigating fertility problems, different types of contraception, any medical disorders (such a polycystic ovaries), issues relating to the menopause, pregnancy problems (such as miscarriage,) and illnesses like ovarian cancer. It&#8217;s therefore a very important thing &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themedicalnegligencelawyers.com\/blog\/gynaecology-compensation-claims\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Gynaecology compensation claims<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":74,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3],"class_list":["post-137","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-claim-types","tag-negligence"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Gynaecology Compensation Claims - Medical Negligence Lawyers<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themedicalnegligencelawyers.com\/blog\/gynaecology-compensation-claims\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Gynaecology Compensation Claims - Medical Negligence Lawyers\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"As gynaecology is the care of the female reproductive organs, it&#8217;s understandably a very sensitive subject. 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