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• Ovarian cysts: part one

  “I have pain, don’t you understand? It’s on the right side where the cyst is!” She spit the word out like it had a bad taste. For her it very likely did. I’d never seen her before, but the family doctor had sent an old ultrasound -done a year ago- along with his consult request […]

  gozzter

  June 29, 2012

  Uncategorized

  medicine, ovarian cysts, women’s health

• Listening

  I used to think I was a good listener. I could watch the person speak, hear the words, and keep silent long enough for them to finish. And then, if it was a problem, I’d solve it. If it was a question, I’d answer it. It was easy, really: analyse the sentences, watch for ambiguities, […]

  gozzter

  June 22, 2012

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  health, listening, medicine, philosophy, psychology, women’s health

• Over thirty-five years of listening and helping, but still not an expert

  There’s one thing I have to confess at the start: I am not an expert on women. I do not inhabit a female body, nor, apart from what is in the sample cupboard, do I have special access to estrogen and its secrets. Although I’ve delivered thousands of babies, I cannot honestly say that I […]

  gozzter

  June 16, 2012

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  philosophy, women’s issues