A review by rosemarygiles
Unwell Women: Misdiagnosis and Myth in a Man-Made World by Elinor Cleghorn

informative sad slow-paced

5.0

I have been looking forward to reading Unwell Women: Misdiagnosis and Myth in a Man-Made World for a long time, and I'm so pleased that it didn't disappoint. Cleghorn traces women's health, disease, illness, and wellness throughout history in an effort to connect patterns of poor treatment to current issues with women's healthcare. She compellingly makes her argument and shows that so many 'women's issues' have been incorrectly attributed to their sex with other issues being dismissed. She also, however, tackles issues which are distinctly female to show how this has been handled by predominantly male physicians. I think that this should be a must-read for any future physicians as it does a wonderful job of painting the horrifying, devastating, and intriguing history of women's health in the Western World.