Medical Misogyny
From wandering wombs to the missing clitoris: How medical misogyny works
From Ancient Greece right through to modern medicine in Australia today, the treatment of women in science started badly and remains a serious problem.
- by Kate Aubusson and Emily Kaine
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Medicine
Medical misogyny
This is an investigative series into medical misogyny. We will explore how medical misogyny is happening in Australia, and share the best ideas to address it.
Investigation
Investigation
‘Almost killed me’: 1000 women dismissed, left in pain and misdiagnosed
More than a thousand women have shared their disturbing encounters with the medical system as part of an investigation into medical misogyny.
- by Carrie Fellner and Emily Kaine
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Women's health
Queenie’s period pain gets so excruciating her legs shake – but her GP dismissed it as normal
Parents of teenagers who experience severe period symptoms, including debilitating pain, are struggling to get the right help.
- by Wendy Tuohy
Investigation
Women's health
‘It’s all in your head’: How medical gender bias affects Australian women
What is medical misogyny? How do we know it exists? Our reporters reveal the background to their investigative series for the Morning Edition podcast.
Opinion
Opinion
Doctors don’t hate women, but we can be idiots when it comes to their health
Just don’t call it medical misogyny. I’m not a misogynist. But it’s fair to say that medicine doesn’t understand women as well as it should.
- by Nicholas Wilcken
At 31, Kirsty had just been pregnant – but she suddenly faced a ‘brutal’ reality
The months-long “medical limbo” Kirsty Costa fell into while trying to get a diagnosis has now helped to inform new guidelines for doctors.
- by Wendy Tuohy
Investigation
Medicine
‘I thought I was insane’: Doctors kept ignoring Keira’s pain. It almost killed her
Keira Rumble was a victim of a poorly researched health phenomenon known as medical misogyny. Its consequences can be fatal.
- by Kate Aubusson and Wendy Tuohy
Opinion
Opinion
‘We offer anaesthetic but only men need it’: The persistent myth about pain
Do women or men have a higher threshold for pain? It’s a question that raises a number of problems with Australia’s medical system.
- by Wendy Tuohy
Investigation
Healthcare
‘These mistakes cost lives’: The medical bias that affects half of Australia
Nikki Purtill was lucky to survive an undiagnosed cyst on her brain. Her experience is part of the under-researched phenomenon of medical misogyny.
- by Aisha Dow, Wendy Tuohy, Emily Kaine and Kate Aubusson
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