00:00Women with autoimmune conditions may wait much longer than men for a diagnosis and are more likely to be told
00:07their symptoms are psychological, according to new data.
00:11A study involving more than 6,600 patients found women were 74% more likely to report a psychosomatic misdiagnosis.
00:2143% said they'd been told their condition had a psychiatric cause, compared with 33% of men.
00:28Researchers from Cambridge and the University of East Anglia say some women can wait between one and two years for
00:36a diagnosis.
00:37They warn that dismissing symptoms too quickly can delay treatment and damage trust in the healthcare system.
