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Sex matters : how male-centric medicine endangers women's health and what we can do about it / Alyson J. McGregor.

by McGregor, Alyson J.

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Hachette Go, an imprint of Hachette Books, 2020.

613.04244 M478s

Women -- Health and hygiene -- Research.

Sexism in medicine.

Discrimination in medical care.

9780738246765 (hc.)

Alternate title:

How male-centric medicine endangers women's health and what we can do about it

xvi, 254 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (221-236) and index.

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.

"Women are different from men in every way, from their DNA on up --but the male-centric model of medicine is so pervasive in our healthcare systems, procedures, and philosophy that many don't even realize it exists. Most people simply assume that women's differences are already being taken into account -- yet nothing could be further from the truth." --Jacket.

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