Eight Medical Myths Keeping Women from Getting Proper Diagnosis and Treatment

On Health for Women

Aviva Romm

Alternative Health, Arts, Health & Fitness, Medicine

4.8 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 24 August 2022

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

"It’s all in your head." "It’s normal for women to suffer." "We just don’t know what causes that." Chances are you’ve heard one of these medical myths before, and it has kept you from receiving important diagnoses and timely treatment. Medicine is, without a doubt, a cultural institution and a power structure, and like other systems, it has perpetuated myths that keep us believing in its power while disbelieving in our own. On today’s episode, I break down eight prominent medical myths that are alive, well, and profoundly—and sometimes dangerously—affecting women’s health. I also share tools to get empowered with your health and why you should stop being so damn polite when you are being ‘doctor-splained’ to. Your health may depend on you being a little bit of a badass. Let’s explore this further. For the accompanying article, go to avivaromm.com/medical-myths Thank you so much for taking the time to tune in to your body, yourself, and this podcast! Please share the love by sending this to someone in your life who could benefit from the kinds of things we talk about in this space. Make sure to follow your host on Instagram @dr.avivaromm and go to avivaromm.com to join the conversation.

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0:00.0	If you look at any conventional medical textbook, you'll find the phrase, we just don't
0:08.7	know a whole lot.
0:10.4	We just don't know what causes endometriosis.
0:13.0	We just don't know what causes PCOS, polycystic ovary syndrome.
0:17.5	We just don't know what causes Hashimoto's.
0:19.7	We just don't know what causes fibromyalgia.
0:22.1	We just don't know why women are experiencing higher rates of chronic disease than ever
0:27.2	in history.
0:28.2	The list goes on and on and on of what we just don't know.
0:32.5	And while it's true that most doctors don't, because we're not taught how to connect
0:36.7	the dots on women's health and our environment, our sense of safety, our experiences of trauma,
0:42.9	our socioeconomic status, racism, etc.
0:46.4	We do know that fewer than 20% of all medical conditions are caused by genetics, and at
0:52.6	least 80% are due to preventable or reversible lifestyle causes.
1:00.7	From this stuff, your mother never told you to the stuff your doctor never learned.
1:04.9	On health is what happens when a midwife, plus a Yale trained MD, shares about all things
1:10.0	women's health.
1:11.2	From periods to menopause, sex to reproductive health politics, motherhood to mental health,
1:16.6	join me for taboo-busting conversations that demystify and destigmatize our bodies.
1:22.4	All while bridging the gap between conventional medicine and wellness, along the way we'll
1:26.8	be exploring the science and wisdom of how our bodies work, what makes us well, what gets
1:31.9	in the way, and how we can live our best lives on our terms.
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