How Romania's medical industry profits from women’s bodies through procedures lacking scientific evidence – some funded by public healthcare, others costing thousands of euros in private clinics
This article by Luiza Vasiliu, originally published in Snoop in November 2025, covers the Romanian element of a joint European investigation. A multi-part series in Polish covering Anna Pamula’s research in Poland was published by OKO.press in January 2026.
Warning: This article goes into details some readers may find distressing.
“I have a feeling that you can’t have orgasms.”
These words were spoken to a patient by a urologist at a state hospital in Bucharest, the capital of Romania. His name is Dr Vasilica Minciună.
