Periods, pain and being ignored: Naga Munchetty on the women’s health crisis

Should I Delete That?

Alex Light & Em Clarkson

Society & Culture, Unknown

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 1 June 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Women's healthcare is in crisis - and things need to change.

Today’s guest is the legendary broadcaster Naga Munchetty - Naga is one of the UK’s most high-profile journalists known for her work on BBC Breakfast and BBC 5 Live. But behind her incredible career, Naga has been living with a debilitating condition: since her teenage years, she’s suffered from excruciatingly painful periods… so severe they caused her to vomit, faint, and miss out on everyday life.

After being diagnosed with a condition called adenomyosis at the age of 47 - Naga made it her mission to advocate for better healthcare for women and in Naga’s new book It’s Probably Nothing she draws on her own experience of being dismissed, undiagnosed and misdiagnosed to explores the devastating outcome of decades of ingrained medical misogyny.

It’s Probably Nothing: Critical Conversations on the Women's Health Crisis and What We Can Do About It is out now. You can buy your copy here!

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0:00.0	We are delighted to announce our biggest live show ever. For one night only, we are taking over the iconic Edinburgh Usher Hall on the 3rd of September to bring you an unforgettable night of completely unfiltered chat, big laughs, and meaningful connection and conversation. Our favourite part of the live shows is always that you get to meet each other and we are so proud of the community that we've fostered here. And this night isn't just about coming to see us. It is about meeting each other and forging new friendships. Whether you're in Scotland already or you fancy a trip to beautiful Edinburgh, this is our biggest live show ever and we would love to see you there.
0:37.8	Check the link in the show notes or in our bios to buy tickets and secure your place in the pre-show meetup, meaning you can come alone and meet other like-minded should I delete that fans.
0:47.0	Brought to you by Simprove, the UK's number one gut supplement.
0:53.5	I had heavy periods from the age of 15.
0:56.3	And when I say heavy, I'm talking about flooding.
0:58.3	I'm talking about setting an alarm at night to change a super plus tampon.
1:01.8	Fainting, I'm talking about vomiting every time I had my period through pain, still carrying
1:06.9	on and being told it was normal, so never, ever bringing it up again.
1:11.6	Hello and welcome back to Should I Delete That?
1:14.1	Today's guest is the legendary broadcaster, Naga Munchetti.
1:18.2	Naga is one of the UK's most high-profile journalists, but behind her incredible career,
1:24.2	Naga has been living with a debilitating condition.
1:27.2	Since her teenage years, she's
1:28.8	suffered from excruciatingly painful periods, periods that were so severe that they caused her to
1:34.2	like vomit, faint and to just miss out on everyday life. It wasn't until 47 that Naga was finally
1:41.5	diagnosed with adenomyosis, a common but under-recognised gynecological condition.
1:47.7	Since then, Naga has made it her mission to be an advocate for women's health.
1:51.8	In her new book, it's probably nothing.
1:54.2	Nagar draws on her own experience of being dismissed, undiagnosed and misdiagnosed
1:59.4	to explore the devastating outcome of decades of ingrained
2:04.1	medical misogyny. This episode is packed with incredible practical advice from how to approach
2:10.1	talking about your period with your employer to how to have a good GP appointment.
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