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Radio 4,15 Feb 2018,45 mins

Saoirse Ronan, Endometriosis, Rohingya refugee women

Woman's Hour

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Saoirse Ronan is just 23 years old but has already received three Academy Award nominations, four British Academy Film Award nominations and a Golden Globe Award for her role as Christine or Lady Bird in the coming-of-age film of the same name. What it's like to have already been so widely acclaimed for her acting at such a young age? Lena Dunham has revealed she has had a hysterectomy after struggling to cope with the condition endometriosis. What are the treatments available and under what circumstances might surgery be recommended? Consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist Miss Karolina Afors discusses. Generation Gifted is a new BBC Two series following 6 highly promising 13-year-old children over the next 3 years as they prepare for and sit their GCSEs. The 3 boys and 3 girls are all in state schools across the UK and come from families on low incomes. Series producer Zehra Yas discusses social mobility and the challenges facing these children. Director of Amnesty International Kate Allen on the latest situation facing Rohingya refugees in camps in Bangladesh. Presenter: Jenni Murray Producer: Anne Peacock.

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