Part 1. Overlooked and dismissed: a systemic problem -- The knowledge gap -- The trust gap -- Part 2. Invisible women in a "male model" system -- Heart disease and other life-threatening emergencies -- Autoimmune disease and the long search for a diagnosis -- Part 3. Neglected diseases: the disorders formerly known as hysteria -- Chronic pain: "pain is real when you get other people to believe in it" -- The curse of Eve: when being sick is "normal" -- Contested illnesses: when diseases are "fashionable" -- Conclusion.
Summary:
A wealth of research has revealed that women often exhibit different symptoms than their male counterparts, suffer disproportionately from many debilitating conditions, and may react differently to prescription drugs and other therapies. Maya Dusenbery brings together scientific and sociological research, interviews with medical experts, and women's personal stories to provide the first comprehensive look at how sexism in medicine harms women today.
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