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Growing up

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A chara, – After my first baby, at my six-week check, a locum asked, “How are things down below?” Now, a few years later, while suffering from lower back pain, I find myself in A&E being asked, “Any problems with the waterworks?” Teachers of junior infants have been using correct anatomical terms for decades. Surely it’s time for medical professionals to follow suit? – Is mise,

ANNIE Ó BREACHÁIN,

Maynooth,

Co Kildare.