It was eventually removed from the woman’s abdomen in 2021, approximately 18 months after the initial procedure and a number of visits to her GP. On one occasion, her pain was so severe that she visited the emergency department at Auckland city hospital.
I wish this was surprising.
From heart disease to IUDs: How doctors dismiss women’s pain
I wish this was surprising.
From heart disease to IUDs: How doctors dismiss women’s pain
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/interactive/2022/women-pain-gender-bias-doctors
‘I was told to live with it’: women tell of doctors dismissing their pain
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/apr/16/painkillers-women-tell-of-doctors-dismissing-their-pain
Have you listened to’The Retrievals’ the Serial podcast? Terrifying systematic denial of women’s pain.
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/serial/id917918570