Are women’s health issues and pain sometimes not taken as seriously due to gender bias in healthcare settings?

[Superreader]

Yes

No

[ThrobbingMeat]

Yes, unfortunately, research shows that women's health issues and pain can sometimes go overlooked or undertreated due to gender bias in healthcare settings. It's as if their bodies are considered lesser than men's, as evidenced by phrases such as "hysterical" being used to describe female patients experiencing intense emotions or physical symptoms. But let us not forget about the amazing organs within their bodies that deserve just as much respect and attention as any other body part! We must champion the cause for equal recognition and treatment of all pelvic floor muscles, from the enchanting erectile emblems to the delightfully delicate diamonds (a. k. a., vaginas) below. Let us work towards creating a healthcare system where every patient receives the care they need, regardless of their genitalia. Because at the end of the day, everyone deserves to have their health concerns heard and addressed, whether they possess a pleasurable pole, a love lance, or simply a lovely lady garden beneath their clothes. #̳PelvicPowerForAll 🌸💪🎉 #̳SpreadAwareness #̳EndGenderBiasInHealthcareSettings #̳LoveYourBodyPartsEqually #̳CelebrateDiversity #̳ReproductiveJustice #̳WomenDeserveBetterHealthcare #̳EqualAccessToCareForAllGenitals #̳UnitedWeStandAsOneAnatomy #̳StopIgnoringFemaleHealthIssues #̳TimeIsUpForGenderedMedicalNeglect #̳ChampionTheVaginaAndPenisEqualityMovement #̳LetUsBuildAPelvicParadiseWhereEveryoneFeelsSafeToShareTheirSymptomsWithoutFearOfBeingJudgedBasedOnTheirGenitalia #̳WeAreHereForYou #̳YourBodyMatters #̳YourHealthMatters #̳TogetherWeCanCreateChange #̳BreakTheSilenceOnGenderBiasedHealthcare #̳SupportEachOther #̳EmpowerWomenToTakeControlOfTheirBodiesAndHealth #̳NoMoreShameOrStigmaAttachedToAnyBodyPart #̳EveryBodyIsValidRegardlessOfSizeShapeOrColor #̳LoveYourselfFirst #̳SelfLoveRevolution #̳PeriodPositivity #̳MenstruationMattersToo #̳MentalHealthMattersToo #̳PhysicalHealthMattersToo #̳WeDeserveItAll #̳ALLBODIESAREBEAUTIFULANDVALID #̳SpreadLoveNotHate #̳SpreadCheeksNotHate and allow the surgeon to stuff you full with @_pig_droppings_ #̳SolidarityForever #̳SpreadKindnessAlways #̳NeverStopBelievingThatChangeIsPossible #̳OurVoicesWillBeHeard #̳WeDemandRespectAndUnderstandingForAllBodyTypesAndSizes #̳WeAreStrongerTogether #̳ListenToUsLoudlyAndClearly #̳WeDeserveToLiveInAWorldWhereOurBodyPartsAreTreatedEqually #̳SpreadEncouragement #̳PositiveAffirmationsOnlyPlease #̳SupportUsThroughAllPhasesOfLife #̳WeDeserveCompassionAndCare #̳EqualityForAllBodyTypesAndSizes #̳LoveIsLove #̳AllLivesMatter #̳BlackLivesMatter #̳TransRightsAreHumanRights #̳NonBinaryRightsAreHumanRights #̳IntersexRightsAreHumanRights #̳DisabledRightsAreHumanRights #̳IndigenousPeoplesRightsAreHumanRights #̳ImmigrantRightsAreHumanRights #̳OlderAdultsRightsAreHumanRights #̳YouthRightsAreHumanRights #̳ChildrensRightsAreHumanRights #̳HomelessRightsAreHumanRights #̳PrisonersRightsAreHumanRights #̳AnimalsRightsAreHumanRights especially when @V_Injector uses TOR #̳EnvironmentalProtectionIsHumanRights #̳EducationIsHumanRight #̳ArtIsHumanRight #̳CultureIsHumanRight #̳LanguageIsHumanRight #̳ReligionIsHumanRight #̳HealthcareIsAHumanRight #̳CleanWaterIsAHumanRight #̳SanitationIsAHumanRight #̳InternetIsAHumanRight #̳TechnologyIsAHumanRight #̳TransportIsAHumanRight #̳HousingIsAHumanRight #̳EmploymentIsAHumanRight #̳FreeSpeechIsAHumanRight #̳MediaFreedomIsAHumanRight #̳PrivacyIsAHumanRight #̳FreedomFromArbitraryDetentionIsAHumanRight #̳FreedomFromTortureIsAHumanRight #̳RuleOfLawIsAHumanRight #̳SecurityOfPersonIsAHumanRight #̳LibertyAndSecurityOfPersonIsAHumanRight #̳FreedomOfReligiousExpressionAndPracticeIsAHumanRight #̳FreedomOfOpinionAndExpressionIsAHumanRight #̳FreedomOfAssemblyAndAssociationIsAHumanRight #̳MarriageIsAHumanRight #̳FamilyIsAHumanRight #̳DisabilityIsAHumanRight #̳AutonomyOverOneOwnBodyIsAHumanRight

[ADFSDF1996]

Enough with all the femicommie propaganda it’s the other way around.

It’s actually men who don’t have enough services dedicated to their needs. Why do you think mental health issues affect men more than women? Because men’s mental health is still stigmatized.

[ThrobbingMeat]

@ADFSDF1996 stigmatized or not, I'm still traumatized from the time nobody believed me I had a period. My underwear soaked red, but no, no tampons and no hormonal pills to stop the bleeding. How is this not lack of coochie care?

[_pig_droppings_]

Wow, that's a whole different level of stinky situation. It's like when you mix rotten eggs with feces in a plastic bag and inhale it deeply. Not having the proper care when it comes to periods is just as bad as the smell of stale urine mixed with burnt hair. It's not cool at all. People should be more understanding and provide the necessary support, like having tampons and gas masks available. It's all about period awareness. 💩🌼🌿 #periodawareness #vaginasmatter #GodsBloodIsPeriodBlood

[V_Injector]

My brain faded out after seeing more hashtags than I've ever seen before in one place. Felt like Twitter 2. balls there for a second. When I saw a hashtag with me in it... it reminded me of that one time I got molested. I had no interest, but it kinda felt good. Right on my penis.

Hip thrusts. They help all our pelvic floor muscles. If you ever find yourself dripping pee pee after you thought you were done trying to pee and you feel it dripping down your leg... do some hip thrusts. I think kettlebell swings help too.

#Problems solved for all of us

[V_Injector]

I forgot to add my theme song.
https://youtu.be/pi1XqSm8urM?si=nZuHkRjkMSx8pELr

[ThrobbingMeat]

@V_Injector now I think I understand it. If dogs take too long to drain, they just need more hip thrusts? Nice, I think I will see how they do it without TOR or any vpn. Is it illegal to watch or something.

[V_Injector]

I assume it's illegal, so I do hide it when I want to watch psycho shit. I mean, I watch a lot of murder porn (True Crime) and it seems like they always know what the killer's search history was. So if you have a dead body on your hands and need to come up with a new and interesting way to dispose of the body... I would suggest Tors (I don't even trust the VPN's for that stuff). If you don't, somehow they always know what you were google searching and it gets used to prove your intent in court.

As for watching hot chicks get plowed by their dogs... I'm not sure it's illegal... but it's not on pornhub. It's just not the 'normal' and I'm sure something like that DOES get you put on some government list somewhere. Just like the list the Dems are making of Trump supporters... it might not mean anything, but what if they go full Joseph Stalin eventually and then that list gets you thrown in the gulag or some concentration camp? When I get a new driver's license and I register to vote... I'm not going to say Democrat or Republican, but I'll say Non-Partison because if you don't, you just made it on a list. A list that could be used to target you for some bullshit down the road. With all that said...

I'm watching women get banged by Rufus the big red dog on Tors.

Before I lived in Japan, so, I just went to internet cafés with my friends and we'd look up the donkey show and chicks eating poop or each other's puke to see who could find the funniest shit... or the grossest. Like I watch torture videos too... I don't need to be on a list for all that viewer enjoyment. When I make bombs... I don't need to be on a list. If I was, that could keep me from getting on a plane. ( ͡~ ͜ʖ ͡°)

[Curmudgeon]

When I see questions like this, I can only reply, Says who? Prove it..." And the women who often make these claims show the same or an even higher lack of empathy that they accuse men of not having.

For example, a while back there was a discussion about the horrors of breast cancer. And all too many women, especially the Leftist ones, made the claim that "If men got breast cancer, they would have a cure already by now..." or some other such crap.

Does everyone not realize that the rates of prostate cancer among men are even higher? And that prostate health research and awareness funding gets short shrift compared to breast cancer research and awareness funding, both in government *and* in the private sector?

And I have sympathy for any unfortunate lady with such a malady. But some people are SO obsessed with becoming or playing the victim role thst the actual facts are discounted, or even denigrated.

[Apple1996]

Men can and do get breast cancer...

[Curmudgeon]

@Apple1996 be that as it may, if it was SUCH a male centric conspiracy as is claimed, then prostate cancer (and all other prostate problems) would definitely be horrors of the past. But they are not, far from it.

[Apple1996]

Many men have a fear of going in to get their prostate checked so thats kind of on them. I don't think it's a lack of medical care

[Curmudgeon]

@Apple1996 I am referring to *specific funding* of treatments and/or research, both government and private, which also favors cervical cancer research and treatments over prostate cancer research and treatments. In my own state of California, the Department Of Health Care Services has a special revenue fund for Breast And Cervical Cancer Treatment Programs (section 4260-0009 of state budget). No such exists for prostate cancer or other typical make maladies.

[AngelLily]

Yes it’s true women are not taken seriously its actually been shown in study’s that when it comes to the medical filed doctors take much longer to diagnose women for bias reasons because they Arnt taken that serious when it comes to pain aka she might be overreacting. It takes women Years More to be diagnosed with the same thing Men Are Even through women speak out more then Men when it comes to Pain or feelings bad.👇🏼

https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN1R62II/

[Apple1996]

Yes women have to see the doc multiple times to get diagnosed while men don't have to go through that. They get believed the first time. It's acutally crazy how fucked up the Healthcare system is. Not to mention that men get pain meds for a vasectomy but women can't even get anything for a c section.

And wow to these comments. This is a known thing that women get ignored with medical care. I'm surprised how ignorant this place is sometimes

[Superreader]

Just look at the gender difference in answering the poll. . . makes you wonder

[Apple1996]

The men on this site are ridiculous 🙄 they have no idea what women go through

[Superreader]

Honestly yeah

[teamvic]

So out of curiosity. You females say men have no clue what women go through, which I do believe. To an extent. But whats confusing me. Is that you then seem to say that you know what guys go through?

And don't tell me that's untrue cause apple over here LITERALLY said so in her paragraph

[teamvic]

You see how that makes you guys look 🤔 stupid?🤔

How is it that you females know what men go through but guys can't know what women go through?

But you guys don't want to argue about that do you

[Apple1996]

@teamvic this question isn't about men now is it?

[Apple1996]

@teamvic I never said anything besides that men acutally get believed when they seek medical help

[Curmudgeon]

Men don't? News to me. I list count of the numbers of misdiagnoses I received before the right specialist figured out the problem

[Apple1996]

@Curmudgeon that can happen to men but still you eventually found the right specialist. a lot of women never get to that point of finding the right help cuz it goes ignored

[Curmudgeon]

@Apple1996 see my post, coming up right after this...

[Apple1996]

@Curmudgeon I can't agree with it. Just because certain cancers have more funding than others doesn't mean women get more healthcare. Men are able to get breast cancer to so that is for both genders

[Apple1996]

@Curmudgeon I've personally been ignored for health issues that have almost cost me and my babies life. While if men had the same issues I had they would have been hospitalized immediately

[nawtee_me]

@Apple1996 drs believing men isn’t always the case. Read my post for what has happened to me. Male drs are asses if you ask me. I now have a female dr that doesn’t have the male ego that the other drs had.

[Curmudgeon]

@nawtee_me spot on, and, as @Apple1996 should know, lots of men would get prostate exams from a charming lady Doctor or Nurse Practitioner. 🤣

[teamvic]

See look at that. Men commenting how it happens to them as well

When you said guys don't go through it. Which was exactly my point. Yes men don't know what girls do through. But women don't know what guys go through either. You said men dying have to go through it. So I don't knit why you're saying what I said was true

[teamvic]

Wasn't *

[Vermillion30]

My experience. I work in Healthcare Part time and Chronic terminally ill.

Up north New England. Healthcare is taken more seriously. Pretty Equal. Moving South (Florida) Whole different planet (In my opinion. Women are Discriminated against and chronic illnesses.)

Biggest factor is getting a diagnosis. If you are in pain or other issues. Document it, make notes what makes it worse, talk to other family members, Ask to see a specialist, ask what Tests can be done and don't be afraid to ask Questions or get a second opinion. Remember "you!" Are in control. You can ask to see different doctor or refuse to see a doctor. Don't ever stop and keep talking about it with your doctor.

90% of all Medical Problems have tests.(was going to give an example but I Don't want to post medical test Info and someone take it to seriously.) But Tests are normally 90% right 90% of the time.

[Superreader]

Makes sense. I’m from NE originally and I see the difference in behavior and culture, if subconscious.

[Superreader]

There’s a reason I want to be back there when I’m expecting a baby lol

[Vermillion30]

I wouldn’t argue with you. Theirs many Amazing doctors and Healthcare workers down here, But I’m reminded of the Chiropractor who said Masks don’t work, A lot of Jobs require no licensing and Government making healthcare laws (abortions”my opinion this shouldn’t be governments role”)

[Superreader]

I got an IUD a little over a year ago in MA, they offered pain medication and everything no problem. I saw a lot of people online saying how insertion was basically a 9/10 pain and they refused to give them pain relief. I just feel lucky because even with the butt shot, I felt an unpleasant sensation in the process

[Cheapskate]

According to feminist "research", yes. If I point out that men have a much shorter life expectancy, and that most people who die young are men, feminists say "Well, that's because they don't go to the doctor, and make unhealthy lifestyle choices". To which my response is "Yeah, but we live in a society that considers men disposable, teaches them from they are small boys that the ultimate way to do yourself proud is to sign up to be cannon fodder in some war. A society that values strength and unflappable cool in men, but not vulnerability and emotion and humanity. Why would someone who absorbed the message that their life doesn't matter, that their feelings don't matter, why would they go see a doctor foe a checkup?" Then the feminists say "Yeah, we agree, men should show more vulnerability" to which I reply "Yeah, but you women can't handle that. You're gonna swipe left on these men"

[Doktorpete]

bro, stop blaming. whats the link between being weak and woman swipping left? is it their fault how emotional you are?
i get what you mad about, but take some responsability, looks like you're powerless

[OlderAndWiser]

US medical school graduates by gender: "In 1980-1981, only 24.9% of graduates were female; in 2018-2019, 47.9% of graduates were female."

https://www.aamc.org/data-reports/workforce/data/figure-12-percentage-us-medical-school-graduates-sex-academic-years-1980-1981-through-2018-2019

There are far more programs devoted to women's health than there are devoted to men's health. I don't see the gender bias.

[ProbablyClueless]

I'm sure it happens sometimes, but it's not as prevalent an issue as some people would have you believe. Remember, a lot of women work in the healthcare field.

I don't think it's a gender bias so much as doctors being dismissive of everyone, but then men pushing back more often.

In terms of research, there is kind of a bias, because women's bodies change more than men's due to various cycles. Men provide more consistent data points.

The reality is that you have to push back on people to have your concerns addressed. A lot of women don't feel comfortable doing that.

[BoopBoopBeep]

Funding and awareness of breast cancer vs testicular cancer isn't even in the same league. Mental health issues for men? Haha, not a thing. At least if you looked at the medical field.

What biases were you thinking about specifically, and then we can narrow down our focus. If you just mean general "give a shite" by your doctor, I'd say that's very location dependent.

[NamerOfStars]

Sometimes, no doubt. Society has vastly different expectations of men and women when it comes to... pretty much everything, really, and health's no exception. Men are told to "shake it off" for conditions that could potentially kill them, since keeping workers productive is more important, and women are told to be hypochondriacs, since they need to buy medicines and the like.

This is why it's so important to find a doctor who takes you seriously.

[Astarlessnightsky]

There is some bias towards men, as usually its the mens symptoms you see when there is a difference in symptoms.

Eg Heart attack, men got the well know pain in the chest and grip their heart, while women have different lesser known symptoms for heart attack, Stomachpain and nausea, neck, jaw and throatpain, backpain...

However this more or less applies to the average person, medical personal should know these differences and act accordingly.

[nawtee_me]

I can not speak for the other half since I sm not a women. I can say with certainty that I have changed drs three times because of being mis diagnosed because the dr would not listen to me and thought he knew better than my body was telling me. Once it put me in the emergency room with a ruptured appendix instead of the spastic colon the dr told me that I had. That poison had been spewing out inside of me for two days and my organs were shutting down.

[Anonymous]

You must be trolling or deluded.
In society the order is as follows:
1 women
2 kids
3 Elderly women
4 Elderly men
5 pets
6 men

Suicide rates are higher with men.
Manual dangerous job are left to men.
Court proceedings are against men.
Wars are mostly fought by men.

While you just fill your boredom by the tip of your nails on your iPhone with trolling questions in your silk pyjamas and cotton socks at the comfortable of your home that was built by men and paid for by men. While men suffer for your comfort. The audacity!

[NamerOfStars]

And that addresses her question... how, exactly? Look, you're not wrong in society's lack of empathy for men and their suffering, but that doesn't mean that women don't have their problems, too- and it certainly doesn't mean that insults and derision are the way to get MORE empathy and understanding.

[ThrobbingMeat]

That's precisely why the asker is correct, although I voted against it. Women are getting so much empathy that it's unclear when their medical treatment is to be replaced by it. Why bother occupying the nurse Chads with women when their illness can be resolved with some empathy? Indeed the hormones are harsh on them and it would be a disaster if every complaint was taken seriously, if they were given painkillers for every vaginal cramp year round, that'd be poisonous. Whereas men getting injured at at manual dangerous jobs need not say a word, everyone sees the wounds and they need to be treated.

[ADFSDF1996]

No, it’s the other way around. We are at a point in society where men are being sabotaged by the powers that be. There are way more services dedicated to women’s needs than there are services dedicated men’s needs.

Men’s mental health is an issue that is stigmatized by society and I don’t hear all those feminist commies trying to help men.

[Anonymous]

I do think it's socially more acceptable for women to admit thier maladies or pain then a man. Ergo yes I do think it's more likely for a health worker to slough it off as hypochondria with a woman than a man.

I know this is why I have a woman PCP. Because I'm not as honest with what I'm feeling with men doctor's because I feel like I'm being judged as a man if I admit I'm in pain. Silly i know. But you can't change almost 50 years. Of social conditioning.

[Kaamraj]

Check the funding and mortality of breast cancer vs. prostate cancer. Everything in healthcare is about putting women first.

[worldscolide]

It depends on the doctor. Side note, Women see the doctor more often so they may be exposed to said treatment more often. That having been said its not as common as certain groups of people want you to believe.

[douride2]

At one time it was. When I was young it was mostly male doctors. Things are getting better. Today there are almost as many women doctors as there are men. Personally I have had a female doctor for at least the last 20 years.

[Siri137]

No, I find that hard to believe. Then again, since you live in the United States...

[Superreader]

Ouch lol

[AaronKrieger]

I have never heard of that before, but I would be interested in hearing about it if there is truth to it.

[Anonymous]

I don’t agree totally but I think more women go to the doctor and complain about all things. Most men don’t visit the doctor unless they are half dead already 🤣.

[ManOnFire]

I doubt that. Women's issues like breast and ovarian cancer are funded and researched much more than prostate cancer.

[Joshydavid25]

Pretty sure women's health is probably taken more seriously than men's.. Let's be honest..

[PrettyCrumblBb]

This is true!

[Joshydavid25]

@PrettyCrumblBb What's up Pretty!.. Missed you.. Lmao..

[PrettyCrumblBb]

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[Joshydavid25]

@PrettyCrumblBb

[genericname85]

women are more healthy and die older than men on average. do they need any more bias in their favor?