Fans of Naga Munchetty, 47, have rushed to show their support as the presenter reflected on a “traumatic” experience she had experienced.
BBC Breakfast star Naga spoke honestly last June on her Radio 5 Live show about having a contraceptive coil fitted.
She revealed that she had fainted twice during the procedure.
Posting a clip from the episode online on Wednesday (April 6), Naga wrote: “This has been nominated for ‘Radio Times Moment Of The Year’. So proud of the work our @bbc5live team put into this important subject to be aired.”
Fans took to Twitter to show their support and encouragement for Naga sharing her experience.
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One fan wrote: “Amazing radio – it was/is so powerful to hear other people’s experiences.”
Other supporters said: “Well done Naga! Hugely important to raise awareness through open and honest discussions,” and: “Congrats, and well-deserved… So happy this issue is being highlighted more.”
The caption above the clip quoted Naga reading: “My screams were so loud that my husband tried to find out what room I was in to make it stop.”
Naga has been married to husband James Haggar since 2004.
During the BBC radio 5 episode, Naga went on to say: “We all know that coils are safe and effective and lots of women have no problem at all with them but like all medical procedures, there’s a vast range of experiences.”
Naga had further problems when her coil was removed a year later, saying: “The pain again was excruciating. I fainted again, and then I burst into tears of relief.”
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The moment Naga shared her excruciating experience of having an IUD fitted, she helped to change the national conversation around pain relief for gynaecological procedures with 1.7million people reading the resulting BBC News article.
The following month, NHS England announced that pain relief would be routinely offered before coil fittings and extractions and Naga retweeted the news story with the comment: “A step forward…”
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