Misdiagnosis and How Women Manage & Mismanage Their Health with Susan Salenger

SIDELINED: How Women Manage & Mismanage Their Health, researcher and author Susan Salenger examines the many ways in which women manage and sometimes mismanage their healthcare. 

Salenger describes how women, typically the medical gatekeepers for their families, tend to be extremely conscientious about taking care of themselves. They choose their doctors carefully, visit them more frequently than men, and stay on top of all health information. Yet at the same time, women tend to inadvertently undermine their own care. They’re so focused on members of their families that they sometimes fail to take care of themselves. They may delay visiting the doctor or neglect to ask doctors the necessary questions about their own health. As a result, they may end up with inaccurate treatments and unnecessary procedures. 

Susan also explores the cultural and medical history that has conditioned women not to act in their own best interest. She offers insights into the gender biases of the medical community, explores why women are misdiagnosed more often than men and why they are routinely omitted from clinical trials. 

Designed to help women become more consciously aware, SIDELINED will provide readers with the knowledge, language, and skillsets needed to ensure that women are comfortable advocating for themselves when it comes to their own personal healthcare.