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Healers and Patients Talk - Narratives of a Chronic Gynecological Disease (Hardcover)
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Healers and Patients Talk - Narratives of a Chronic Gynecological Disease (Hardcover)
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"Endometriosis" is not a common word. Some people associate it with
difficult patients, pain during sex, and infertility. Others link
it to stigma, grief, and not being believed by their doctors.
Healers and Patients Talk provides insight into interactions
between patients and health professionals in the clinical setting.
The author examines the varied and contested enactments of
endometriosis, the multiple ways in which people understand and use
the term 'endometriosis', and the complex pathway to the diagnosis.
Endometriosis is a label historically bestowed on white,
heterosexual, cisgendered career women, but the author offers ideas
about how such exclusionary practices developed over time. This is
an important ethnography of endometriosis which discusses new
concepts, such as the author's theoretical contribution of the
'a-diagnostic' category. Women living with endometriosis occupy
this space and slip in and out of it, struggling to receive a
diagnosis and treatment. This conceptual category may well apply to
other chronic conditions that affect women. The author makes a
significant contribution to scholarly understandings of
endometriosis. The book considers recommendations for improving the
care of endometriosis patients, shortening the time to diagnosis,
and improving interactions between patients and care-givers.
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