O gaslighting médico tem origem em séculos de preconceito de gênero na medicina. SimpleImages/Moment via Getty Images

Quando os médicos não acreditam na dor de seus pacientes ‑ especialistas explicam a experiência muito comum de ‘gaslighting’ médico

As mulheres que procuram os médicos por causa de dores causadas por problemas de saúde reprodutiva geralmente são aconselhadas a relaxar e procurar ajuda para a ansiedade.
Conversations between patients and their doctors about permanent birth control procedures can at times be fraught and influenced by long-standing stigmas. Courtney Hale/E+ via Getty Images

What is voluntary sterilization? A health communication expert unpacks how a legacy of forced sterilization shapes doctor‑patient conversations today

The term voluntary sterilization, referring to the choice to receive permanent birth control, arose as a contrast to the involuntary, or forced, sterilization that stems from the eugenics movement.

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