This won't hurt : how medicine fails women / Marieke Bigg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bigg, Marieke, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women's health services.

Women--Health and hygiene--Sociological aspects.

Women.

Women's Health Services.

Medical Subjects:

Women's Health Services.

Physical Description:

xi, 323 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

London, UK : Hodder & Stoughton, 2023.

Summary:

"In a field that, for millennia, has been dominated by men. The vast majority of medicines and treatments that we use today were designed for, and by, men and the myth that medicine is gender-neutral has had terrible repercussions for women. In This won't hurt, Dr Marieke Bigg takes a deep dive into all the ways medicine is not gender neutral, using stories and experiences to demonstrate how these flawed mindsets have paved the way for sub-par treatment, and how prevailing attitudes in a patriarchal world can have unexpected effects far downstream. From sex and reproduction, to female bones and female pain, Marieke explores how women's bodies have been ignored, misunderstood and misdiagnosed, and asks the fundamental question: How can we make sure we do better?"--Publisher's description.

Contents:

Inconceivable bodies

Misconceived bodies

Future bodies.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9781399713368

1399713361

9781529377699

1529377692

OCLC:

1351786936

Publisher Number:

99994552189