When doctors don’t believe their patients’ pain – experts explain the all-too-common experience of medical gaslighting
- Written by Elizabeth Hintz, Assistant Professor of Health Communication, University of Connecticut
Medical gaslighting stems from centuries of gender bias in medicine.SimpleImages/Moment via Getty ImagesFor people with chronic gynecological pain conditions, pain can be constant, making everyday activities like sitting, riding a bicycle and even wearing underwear extremely uncomfortable. For many of these people – most of whom identify as...