Find out why so many women struggle to get accurate and timely diagnoses. Doctors provide smart advice on how to be your own health advocate.
. “Take a minute to Google ‘heart disease patients’ and look at the images that pop up,” says Dr. Jenkins. “You’ll see mostly pictures of men. Then Google ‘depression,’ and you’ll notice it’s all women. It may not seem like a big deal, but the results of this little test are insidious—and reflect and promote an implicit gender bias in all of us, including doctors.”
To top it off, women tend to have a different style of talking about medical symptoms than men do, says Dr. Jenkins, and it doesn’t mesh well with the amount of time the average doctor gets to spend with patients. While men often give docs a succinct list of symptoms, women are more likely to build a narrative around how they’re feeling.
Dr. Jenkins agrees, suggesting that you ask even more questions if you feel your doctor may be missing something. “It’s OK to ask things like ‘Is this the best drug for me?’ and ‘Is there enough data to show it’ll work as well in women as it does in men?’” she says.
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