Medical misogyny sees women told to 'put up' with pain

One woman awaiting surgery said she had learned to "just get on with it because that's what you're told".

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Anyone doubting this headline need only ask a trans person. It's funny how once I transitioned (female to male) that doctors now take pain - and any other concerns - seriously.
I am always dumbfounded by how men react to women in pain. Often, it is a pain that they cannot relate to, thank you uterus! And instead of a man taking your evaluation of the pain at face value, they immediately downgrade the severity in their subconsious. There is a serious lack of empathy.
- I used to think it was all in my head and normal and now I demand women doctors where possible. I just can't anymore.
  
  I've heard that women doctors do this too, though, so it's not that simple.
- I have a daughter. While I may not have the parts that cause pain, a couple of my favorite people in this world do, and I strive to make damn sure that if something hurts, we fix it. Pain shouldn't be, and doesn't have to be, normal.
I have so many fucking stories lol.
https://revealnews.org/article/hospitals-gave-women-medications-during-childbirth-then-reported-them-for-using-illicit-drugs/ put right in this folder.
Oh hey! It's my entire time as a woman needing Healthcare!

Hate it.

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