55 Times Women Went To The Doctor And Ran Into Misogyny And Sexism Instead

I went in with my mom and my doctor wouldn’t believe me when i told them my ankle was broken. it was purple. he told me to elevate it. a few days later, when it was already beginning to heal, i came in with my dad and suddenly it was a medical emergency.

Two or three years ago I came in with my mom for severe rib pain, to the point I was sick and trying not to throw up while in class. I had the pain occasionally for about two months prior but throughout that week it became a constant. The doctor I went to said it was most likely SRS (slipping rib syndrome), but he also flat out said he didn’t want to actually diagnose me with it because I was a girl so because of that it’s just gas🧍
The next school year my mom called to try to get me a doctors note to get out of PE and swap to online so I wasn’t in so much pain from it, and the doctor goes “Nono I said I didn’t WANT to diagnose her with that so it should be gone now”, thank you American healthcare.

Having to explain to my boyfriend that we can't go to the E.R/urgent care/whatever even though I'm puking from severe menstrual cramps.

"babe, they'll give you something stronger than pamprin for this"
cue me, hormonally enraged, explaining to him that the most I'll get is a Tylenol.

My mom had me at 17. She was a child. She told me it was hard. It was also hard meeting people years later including her doctors looking at me when I was 17 and saying “glad to see you didn’t end up like your mom”

It hurts. It’s gross. My mom is mentally ill but she is an amazing mother who did the best with the life she was dealt.

I was told I'd be in "absolutely excruciating pain" if bile was leaking into my abdomen after my gallbladder had been accidentally removed.
Turns out that roughly 1.5L of bile per day was leaking into my abdomen and I *was* in excruciating pain. They just didn't believe me. 🙄

Well I mean the sole fact that the “father of gynecology” literally experimented on black women without their consent nor anesthesia is crazy to me.

One though that stands out is there was a peer reviewed study done in like 2013 I believe on endometriosis (yknow…something that is already severely under researched). They were given money to research the disease, and you know what they did? They measured the attractiveness level of the womens bodies with endo. They came to the conclusion that women with endometriosis had “better looking bodies”


Btw here’s the link to and about the study. Someone asked but it won’t let me reply to them. It was finally redacted in 2020.

When my wife was in delivering our first born, after 1 hour of been at the hospital she told the nurse she was in a lot of pain and was ready to push. The nurse huffed and walked out and we heard her say to one of the other nurses. “We have a patient in here, it’s her first time and she’s not dealing with it very well” Within 5 minutes we were being rushed to the labour ward. (She was Unable to walk). As soon as we got in the room my wife stripped off, got on the bed and pushed. 20 minutes later my daughter was born.

It's not that bad, but i remember my first gyno appointment. i was 12, having complaints about pain. the doctor (male) told me to "shave down there, its too hairy".

A female EMT telling me, a female patient, at ~11yo when I passed out at a McDonald’s bc I was on my period, “if you want attention this is a bad way to get it”

I was in the ambulance alone.

Horrific periods from the age of 11, to the point I was vomiting and passing out because of the pain. They were lasting up to 3 weeks at a time & I was losing massive clots. I was told they'd sort themselves out after I'd had a baby. I WAS 11 YEARS OLD!!!!!!!!!

Went to the doctor for lower back pain, first appointment doctor asked if i was pregnant. took a year to find out i had 2 slipped discs.

I'm not sure if this was misogyny or not (my mother is also black, and some doctors are just terrible), but when my mother was giving birth to me, she tore. when they were stitching her up, the pain relief (not sure what it's called) wore off. she told the doctors, but they didn't believe her until after they were done.

The staff for the operation tried to convince her against getting her uterus removed. Like actively calling her wrong for doing it. These people should have known that she had CANCER in said uterus! They were more concerned about future husbands. Hella creepy.

I had a woman in my family give birth in a catholic hospital decades ago. She was crying and screaming in pain during labor, and the attending nuns told her that ,”This is God’s punishment for not keeping your legs closed!”

She was catholic, married, and the baby was very planned/wanted, not that it should even matter.

When I was 14, I missed 2 periods. As a trans guy? Euphoric. But as a 14, still a virgin, and having cramps with nothing still perceived as a girl? Wasn't good. The doctor did not belive me for one second. He called me a liar while my mum was out the room going to get my little sister. I never told her but it still scares me. Still pre-T, still missing periods and throwing up every other day due to the other symptoms that have developed, (and still a virigin) terrified of gynecologists. I hate going, even if it's just to talk.

My Dad was doing the crossword as my Mom was in labor. The nurse asked her to be quieter so he could focus. Lmao.

Male midwife told me my frequent UTIs were because I wasn't cleaning myself properly in the shower (I actually had a growth in my bladder).

When i was 17 i went to the ER for severe chest pain. The doctor was on his phone the whole time during an ultrasound of my heart. Proceeded to tell me my heart is still developing and that I'm just a teenage girl n I'm fine.

Went to another doctor and found out I have tachycardia and other issues. I have to take medication daily for my heart to work properly and to not overwork itself.

Male gyno telling me I wasn't in anywhere near the amount of pain I was claiming during a pap smear. Couldn't walk back to my car afterwards

I had a mastectomy because of breast cancer. I was reconstructed with my own tissue (tram flap). I went to my gynecologist for my anual check and he said :I won’t check that, because it is no longer a breast.

I never felt amputated until that day.