Society & Culture
The medical industry doesn't have the great track record when it comes to women. From "wandering wombs" to "hysteria" to psychiatry - not to mention the million problems that women have with reproductive health.Let's be honest, the medical industry doesn't listen to women. We are ignored in pharmaceutical trials, dismissed when we are in pain, and frequently end up dying because, by the time we are heard, we are often in a worse condition because it takes longer to get diagnosed and treated.Today's episode is close to my heart, because I have been a victim of bad medicine more time than I can count. In fact, this year, I have spent recovering from a severe illness that nearly killed me. (Hey, maybe I should mention my Patreon and Paypal and Subscribestar, because, as a result of medical neglect, I was left with my health and business in tatters.)Anyway, a landmark class action against Johnson & Johnson here in Australia over vaginal mesh has revealed not only how medical mega-corporations manipulate and conceal the truth about the real risk of their products, but when women complain about pain... they are dismissed.This is the legacy of hysteria. And it isn't going to stop, because, right now, the same thing is happening with teenage girls.So, I talk about:Johnson & Johnson Vaginal Mesh caseThe "Gender Pain Gap"Hysteria and Wandering WombA few of my own experiencesRapid Onset Gender Dysphoria, research, breast-binding and mastectomies on 13 year old girls. This is a disaster waiting to happen.