Testicles outrank ovaries—and other reasons women wait so long for gynecologic surgery
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Testicles outrank ovaries—and other reasons women wait so long for gynecologic surgery

26:43 Dec 5, 2025
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Ottawa family physician Dr. Nili Kaplan-Myrth faced a long wait for surgery after post-menopausal bleeding, and has seen her patients endure the same. Dr. Nick Leyland, president-elect of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada, explains that gynecologists have limited operating room access, fewer perform surgery, and ovaries are valued less than testicles in the surgery hierarchy. Also: what’s being done to improve care for women nationwide.
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