Clinical Gender Bias in the Gyno Ghetto with Meghan Cleary

Sep 13, 2018

Today I'm talking to Meghan Cleary. Meghan is a writer, speaker, advocate and founder of Bad Periods. We discuss Meghan's three-decade journey to a diagnosis, endometriosis variations and treatments and how clinical gender-bias affects the treatment of female bodies.

What we discussed: 

• Meghan’s story, beginning with her mother’s use of DES during pregnancy
• The different types of endometriosis
• Fulguration and excision for endometriosis treatment
• The importance of finding a surgical specialist
• The Gyno Ghetto
• How clinical gender bias affects the treatment of female bodies
• The psychological impacts of being told there’s nothing wrong with you
• Endometriosis as a chronic illness

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