Women's health concerns were ignored in pursuit of medical advancements from "summary" of The Greatest Experiment Ever Performed on Women by Barbara Seaman
The pursuit of medical advancements has a long history of overshadowing the health concerns of women. Throughout the years, women have been marginalized in clinical trials and medical research, resulting in treatments and drugs that may not be suitable or effective for them. This oversight has had serious consequences for women's health, as they have been subjected to unnecessary risks and side effects. One of the most striking examples of this disregard for women's health concerns is the case of the hormonal drug DES. Despite evidence of its harmful effects on fetuses, DES was prescribed to millions of pregnant women in the mid-20th century to prevent miscarriages. The long-term effects of DES on the daughters of these women were devastating, with many developing reproductive tract abnormalities and an increased risk of cancer. ...
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