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soawesomeness's review against another edition
4.0
dry and repetitive
Interesting topics with real examples but i found that the book was extremely repetitive and at times, disorganized with the storytelling. Could have been probably 1/3 the length of it wasn't so repetitive.
Interesting topics with real examples but i found that the book was extremely repetitive and at times, disorganized with the storytelling. Could have been probably 1/3 the length of it wasn't so repetitive.
elsiebrady's review against another edition
4.0
Advice from many of the women who were studied for the book: “Listen to your body. Trust that you know when something is wrong. Don’t second-guess yourself; get a second opinion instead.”
mushimilda's review against another edition
5.0
Très bon livre sur les difficultés de diagnostics des maladies auto-immunes, l'histoire de la médecine et particulièrement l'histoire de l'hystérie, les biais dans la recherche médicale et la misogynie dans la médecine. C'est un bon ouvrage à lire pour celleux qui ont passé une dizaine d'années d'errance médicale et qui se sont sentis perdre pieds face à ça. Le livre permet de se sentir bien moins seul, mais donne aussi de le jeter par une fenêtre en hurlant. Comme toujours ça reste très axé sur le système aux USA (même si on transpose facilement sur la France).
bibliobiophile's review against another edition
5.0
Forthcoming. If you’re going into/already in science or medicine OR if you support feminism (hopefully everyone), this book is an important siren call for bias awareness.
krwriter8's review against another edition
5.0
As someone with lived experience of chronic pain and doctors that dismiss it, nothing in this book surprised me but it was validating to see facts, data and anecdotal evidence to show the massive issues in the medical industry surrounding women's healthcare. The pervasive beliefs (even among female doctors) that any pain related to periods is "normal," that women's complaints of pain are simply somatization (the age old belief of women's hysteria) and that the cause of all health problems in fat people is due to their weight are harmful and lead to delayed diagnosis, prolonged suffering and even extremely damaging effects due to not getting the treatment needed to address ailments that doctors over and over again dismiss. It's also noted that women of color and those living in poverty are even more neglected due to racism and lack of access to specialists. An eye opening read reminding us all to do your own research, advocate for yourself and don't be afraid to seek out second and third opinions, because there's a lot of misinformation and bias among medical professionals.
hnelson510's review against another edition
5.0
The chapter on cluster headaches in women hit home for me. Took me 7 years to get a diagnoses after ending up in the emergency room numerous times and being told that it was either anxiety or my posture, even though I exhibited all the classic symptoms. I knew it was bad for women, but I had no idea just how pervasive the gaslighting and misbelief of women in medicine was.
roseandisabella's review against another edition
An essential read for those in the medical profession, women, and anyone really. The biases and misunderstandings of women in medicine are so much deeper than you'd believe.