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Opinion: Physician perception of ‘female hysteria’ is alive and well

May 14, 2023

By

Lily Weber

HealthOpinionIssue 55

“When a female presenting patient goes to their doctor with their complaints, are those complaints being taken seriously?”

“The causes of female hysteria were attributed to everything from a wandering uterus to a lack of orgasms.”

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