Publisher's Synopsis
El encarnizamiento médico con las mujeres es un homenaje a la mujer que enferma y sobrevive a médicos, pruebas, cirugìas y medicamentos excesivos; y a la mujer que, sin estar enferma, se ve sometida a procesos innecesarios, como les ocurre por ejemplo a la mayorìa de las embarazadas. Las mujeres, y también los profesionales de la sanidad y servicios sociales, deben rebelarse contra el encarnizamiento médico que ellas padecen. El libro aborda con detalle: menopausia, medicalización de la pubertad, anticonceptivos, numerosos aspectos relativos al embarazo, revisión ginecológica anual, congelación de óvulos, osteoporosis, aborto voluntario, vacuna contra el virus del papiloma, cáncer de ovario, mamografìas; y asì hasta 50 casos de la vida cotidiana de las mujeres.
El encarnizamiento médico con las mujeres is a tribute to the women who fall ill and survive excessive doctors, tests, surgeries, and medications; and the women who, without being ill, are subjected to unnecessary processes, including most pregnant women. Women, and also health and social service professionals, must rebel against the medical mistreatment from which they suffer. The book addresses in detail: menopause, the medicalization of puberty, contraceptives, numerous aspects related to pregnancy, annual gynecological examinations, egg freezing, osteoporosis, voluntary abortion, the vaccine against the papillomavirus, ovarian cancer, mammograms, and 50 cases take from the daily lives of women.
El encarnizamiento médico con las mujeres is a tribute to the women who fall ill and survive excessive doctors, tests, surgeries, and medications; and the women who, without being ill, are subjected to unnecessary processes, including most pregnant women. Women, and also health and social service professionals, must rebel against the medical mistreatment from which they suffer. The book addresses in detail: menopause, the medicalization of puberty, contraceptives, numerous aspects related to pregnancy, annual gynecological examinations, egg freezing, osteoporosis, voluntary abortion, the vaccine against the papillomavirus, ovarian cancer, mammograms, and 50 cases take from the daily lives of women.
