The medical community neglected women's health needs for decades from "summary" of The Greatest Experiment Ever Performed on Women by Barbara Seaman
For many years, the medical community turned a blind eye to the unique health needs of women, focusing primarily on men's health concerns. Women were often dismissed, belittled, or ignored when seeking medical treatment, their symptoms attributed to hysteria or deemed not serious enough to warrant attention. The prevailing attitude was that women were overly emotional and prone to exaggeration, leading to misdiagnoses and inadequate care. Even when women did receive medical treatment, it was often based on research conducted predominantly on male subjects. This lack of gender-specific data led to inappropriate dosages, ineffective treatments, and harmful side effects for women. The assumption that what worked for men would work for women as well proved to be dangerously misguided, as women's bodies and health needs are inherently different. The neglect of women's health needs extended to the realm of pharmaceuticals, with drugs being tested primarily on male subjects before being prescribed to women. This oversight resulted in countless women experiencing adverse reactions or ineffective treatment due to their unique biology not being taken into account during drug development. The lack ...
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