Yes, male doctors often don't listen to women. Speaking from both personal experience and the experience of almost every other woman I know.
Medicine is a horribly antiquated and biased field. It's one of the few fields that need to be automated.
Medicine is a horribly antiquated and biased field. It's one of the few fields that need to be automated.
It’s a profession that attracts know-it-alls along with those that actually want to help but are overworked.
Perhaps female doctor are more likely to listen better (to men or women).
Sexism is a well recognised problem in medicine - a little googling shows a lot of research into the problem. Here is one article referencing some research with how women are treated for heart attacks: https://www.salon.com/2018/12/14/new-research-reveals-how-se...
Most current medical schools (at least reputable ones) provides extensive training on this matter.