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Sex matters : how male-centric medicine endangers women's health and what we can do about it / Alyson J. McGregor, MD, MA, FACEP.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780738246765
- ISBN: 073824676X
- Physical Description: xvi, 254 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Edition.
- Publisher: New York : Hachette Go, an imprint of Hachette Books, 2020.
- Copyright: ©2020.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- Part One: How we got here. Modern medicine is male-centric medicine -- Sex is more than skin deep -- Part Two: The six biggest issues facing women's health today. Women's hearts (and brains) break differently -- Drugs for different bodies: The female side of pharmaceuticals -- "Honey, it's all in your head": Women's intuition versus women's imagination -- A deeper sensitivity: The female relationship to pain -- Beyond hormonal: Female biochemistry and hormone therapy -- A new perception: Gender, culture, and identity medicine -- Part Three: Where we're headed and what you can do. A changing conversation: The future of sex and gender research in medicine -- Your voice, your medicine: How to have helpful conversations with your providers -- Afterword -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix A: Your personal medical reconciliation (Med Rec) -- Appendix B: Quick reference questions. |
| Summary, etc.: | Exposes that all medical models -- in research and practice -- are male-centric and shows how the biological, biochemical, psychological, and neurological differences between men and women affect issues such as preventative care, emergency care, drug prescriptions, and pain management. Also looks at how race, class, and gender identity are disproportionately affected by this. |
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| Subject: | Women's health services. Women > Health and hygiene. Sexism in medicine. Discrimination in medical care. |
| Genre: | Instructional and educational works. Creative nonfiction. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Main | 613.04244 M178s (Text) | 31307024419469 | Non Fiction | Available | - |
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Sex Matters : How Male-Centric Medicine Endangers Women's Health and What We Can Do about It
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"The male-centric model of medicine is so pervasive in our health care systems, procedures, and philosophy that many don't even realize it exists," argues McGregor (emergency medicine, Brown Univ. Med. School), cofounder of the Sex and Gender Women's Health Collaborative, in this widely researched, convincing look at how male-centric medicine came to be, how it works in practice, and how it jeopardizes the health of women in America and around the world. She considers specific disease patterns and areas, including heart attacks, strokes, pain disorders, pain management, and pharmaceuticals, as well as the role of women's hormones and biochemistry, and how biases related to gender, race, ethnicity, and religion affect medical treatment and outcomes. Finally, she poses specific questions for women to ask providers to aid in their conversations. VERDICT An important book for women and those who care about and for them.--Marcia G. Welsh, Dartmouth Coll. Lib., Hanover, NH
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