logo
episode-header-image
Jun 2021
28m 59s

Is medicine sexist?

THE TIMES
About this episode

Is medicine sexist, and is female health suffering as a result?


This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today and get one month free at: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes.


Guests:

-Professor Jill B. Delston from the University of Missouri, author of 'Medical Sexism: Contraception Access, Reproductive Medicine, and Health Care'.

-Hope Docherty, who suffers with endometriosis. 


Host: Manveen Rana.

This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe here.


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Up next
Today
Inside Farage’s political earthquake
As Keir Starmer clings on to his premiership, there’s one man continuing his victory laps. Nigel Farage’s party Reform UK was the big winner in last week’s local elections, picking up more than 1,450 council seats. So, what’s behind this? Is this just a blip – or the start of a n ... Show More
27m 37s
Yesterday
The State of It: Keir Starmer: the end game
An extraordinary day in British politics: Keir Starmer vows to fight on, but the resignations keep on coming. How long can the prime minister survive? What's next, and who will move first? Wes Streeting has one shot: will he take it? What is Andy Burnham's plan?Recorded at Temple ... Show More
38m 17s
Yesterday
How Maga fell out of love with fast food
Republican voters across the United States are rejecting ultra-processed foods, marking a striking political and cultural shift. But, how did the ‘bread basket of America’ get so ultra-processed in the first place? And is this the moment Big Food faces a reckoning?This podcast wa ... Show More
29m 9s
Recommended Episodes
Dec 2021
How medicine mansplained women’s health
Until 1993, many researchers excluded women from clinical drug trials, leaving doctors in the dark about how new treatments work in more than half the population. This is the story of why that happened, the women who fought to change it, and what we still don’t know about how sex ... Show More
25m 37s
Nov 2023
‘Feels like barbed wire’. Endometriosis: the condition with no cure
Endometriosis is a disease in which tissue similar to the lining of the uterus grows outside the uterus, causing pain and affecting fertility. It is estimated to cost the UK economy £8.2bn a year in treatment, loss of work and healthcare costs. Up to 30% of women who have surgery ... Show More
18m 34s
Sep 2022
2.1 Murderous menstrual blood
If there’s one thing we can all agree on, it’s that periods are terrifying. Well, men have certainly seemed to think so. All the way back to Roman times, the male chroniclers of the human condition have agreed on one thing: menstruation is unseemly, ungodly and just plain horribl ... Show More
40m 35s
May 2024
#MeToo à l’hôpital : comment la parole s'est libérée
<p>Le jeudi 11 avril, l’hebdomadaire Paris Match publie une enquête sur les violences sexistes et sexuelles à l’hôpital. La journaliste Anne Jouan donne notamment la parole à Karine Lacombe, cheffe du service Infectiologie à l’hôpital Saint-Antoine à Paris, qui se remémore des sc ... Show More
19m 33s
Dec 2023
S2 Ep108: Hot Topics in Menopause with Dr. Terry Gibbs
A recurrent theme in my podcasts is that most medical students and residents do not get training in sexual medicine and menopause, which is why most doctors are not experts. And why so many women get frustrated that finding solutions for their menopause symptoms is too often a do ... Show More
38m 33s
Jan 2024
Ce célèbre médicament est probablement inefficace et… sexiste ! (SANTÉ)
<p>Fatigue, douleurs, migraines. Le Spasfon est un nom qui revient fréquemment dans la liste des médicaments du quotidien. Mais une chercheuse s'est penchée sur les archives concernant son élaboration médicament et a fait la lumière sur sa probable inefficacité et les raisons peu ... Show More
4m 57s
May 2021
Menopause: Misunderstood, Mysterious & Magnificent
We've come a long way when it comes to discussing topics in public that used to be considered taboo or referred to as 'women's business', but one issue that is still shunned by society is menopause. Given the obsession with looking and feeling young, it can be difficult for anyon ... Show More
20m 55s
Oct 2022
Weekend Woman's Hour: Hilary Mantel’s writings on endometriosis, women in politics, nursing, family whatsapp, the orgasm gap
Record numbers of nurses are quitting the NHS in England, according to new data analysis by the Nuffield Trust for the BBC. More than 40,000 have left the health service in the past year. Another report published this week from NHS Providers said the squeeze on pay amid rising in ... Show More
56m 23s
May 2024
Overcoming Gender Bias in Healthcare: How Women Should Talk to Their Doctors
In this episode, Dr. Diane Reidy-Lagunes sits down with Dr. Elizabeth Comen, author of "All in Her Head: The Truth and Lies Early Medicine Taught Us About Women's Health and Why It Matters Today." They discuss ways to empower women to advocate for their health when talking to doc ... Show More
18m 58s