Unwell Women: Misdiagnosis and Myth in a Man-Made World

Nowadays it seems strange that for a long time women’s illnesses were tied to “mysteries” of the reproductive system, and the uterus was blamed for all kinds of physical and mental ailments. Nothing surprising here—because even today doctors do not always manage to diagnose correctly. “UNHEALTHY WOMEN” is not just an immersion in the history of medicine, but also a reflection on the difficulties that even today’s women face. The book is devoted to how traditional medicine of past years explained and perceived the female body; what theories about the female organism emerged under patriarchal notions of femininity; and what consequences those theories led to.