musingsonwomenshealth.com

Reflections on 40 years as a doctor in Women's Health

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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
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    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
    Uncategorized
    philosophy, women’s issues
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