With music and plenty of irony, she went viral with a video mocking doctors for not knowing or understanding the female body.
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She is an artist, a comedian, but above all, a woman who, like many others, has been through a medical consultation and left the office convinced that the professional didn’t know what they were talking about.
Alright, we know that women are indeed a great mystery of nature, and we also know that doctors study and deeply understand the internal workings of the human body. But there seems to be something, known only to those with a uterus, that leaves doctors confused.
Recently, an artist named Farideh posted a video on Instagram mocking common issues women face and the possible responses from doctors. With music and plenty of irony, she reveals a sometimes cruel reality.
The music starts with Farideh listing various medical conditions specific to women like endometriosis, menopause, migraines, and more before singing, “what’s happening with your body? we don’t know because we’ve never really studied the female body.”
“You say it’s all in my head, but the research is quite inconsistent,” Farideh continues, referring to psychosomatic illnesses, a common diagnosis when discussing women’s ailments. After all, women don’t get sick; women get stressed, tired, irritable, and all pains, hot flashes, and many other symptoms are just the product of a fertile female imagination.
Farideh’s post quickly went viral and women praised her for singing to the world how a person born with a female reproductive system is viewed by many doctors. “Thank you. I hate this because it sounds so true, but love you for speaking the truth,” said one; “Thank you for doing this. This is art. This is iconic. This is our anthem. ‘Do you have pain? No, you don’t.'”
Other comments revealed how important Farideh’s raised issue is and how essential it is for the medical community to be more prepared to listen to and address their female patients.
According to one commenter, when she complained to her doctor about not feeling well, she was told it was nothing, when in fact it was something very serious: “‘I don’t feel well and I’m so lethargic.’ The doctor advised: lose weight, exercise more, see a psychologist. It was stage 3 cancer. Wish I was joking.”
“Immediately after childbirth, my uterus didn’t contract and I was having significant bleeding. I was in a lot of pain. They thought I was exaggerating and having a panic attack, so instead of treating my issue, they gave me an anti-anxiety medication. I ended up losing over 3 liters of blood, went into shock, and had to be resuscitated. Why are there so many stories like this?” another questioned.
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