How often are women's health conditions misdiagnosed? Well, it turns out, quite often. 

The medical system all over the world has been, and remains, led by men, for men, using men as the yardstick for conditions and the medicines to treat them. 

That means women are at risk of adverse reactions to medications, different outcomes to surgery and treatment and misdiagnosis all due to gender bias.

In this episode of The Quicky we look at how we deal with a system that's supposed to help us and heal us, when it may not even really know what's going on with us in the first place. 

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CREDITS 

Host: Claire Murphy

With thanks to: 

Maya Dusenbery - Author of Doing Harm: The Truth About How Bad Medicine and Lazy Science Leave Women Dismissed, Misdiagnosed, and Sick.

Producer: Claire Murphy

Executive Producer: Kally Borg

Audio Producer: Thom Lion

How often are women's health conditions misdiagnosed? Well, it turns out, quite often. 
The medical system all over the world has been, and remains, led by men, for men, using men as the yardstick for conditions and the medicines to treat them. 
That means women are at risk of adverse reactions to medications, different outcomes to surgery and treatment and misdiagnosis all due to gender bias.
In this episode of The Quicky we look at how we deal with a system that's supposed to help us and heal us, when it may not even really know what's going on with us in the first place. 
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Got a topic you'd like us to cover? Send us an email at <a href="mailto:thequicky@mamamia.com.au">thequicky@mamamia.com.au</a>
CREDITS 
Host: Claire Murphy
With thanks to: 
Maya Dusenbery - Author of Doing Harm: The Truth About How Bad Medicine and Lazy Science Leave Women Dismissed, Misdiagnosed, and Sick.
Producer: Claire Murphy
Executive Producer: Kally Borg
Audio Producer: Thom Lion

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It’s what women are talking about today. Interesting stories. Intelligent conversation. Minus the shock and horror. 

The Quicky is Mamamia's daily podcast that gets you up to speed on the top stories, then dives deeper on one topic you want to know more about. It&rsquo;s a show that helps you cut through the noise and tells you exactly what you need to know today.
It&rsquo;s what women are talking about today. Interesting stories. Intelligent conversation. Minus the shock and horror.&nbsp;

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