Many women say doctors have dismissed their pain, and several studies confirm that gender bias routinely leads to denials of pain relief for female patients.
Several studies support the claim that gender bias in medicine routinely leads to a denial of pain relief for female patients for a range of health conditionsOne woman was told she was being “dramatic” when she pleaded for a brain scan after suffering months of headaches and pounding in her ears. It turned out she had a brain tumor.
Dozens of women complained of torturous pain as their vaginal walls were punctured during an egg retrieval process. They were told their pain was normal, but, in actuality, they were getting saline instead of anesthesia. were up to 25 percent less likely than their male counterparts to be treated with powerful opioid painkillers.were twice as likely to be diagnosed with a mental illness“I was told I knew too much, that I was working too hard, that I was stressed out, that I was anxious,” said Ilene Ruhoy, a 53-year-old neurologist from Seattle, who had head pain and pounding in her ears.
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