Sidelined

Through personal stories and extensive research, Sidelined: How Women Manage & Mismanage Their Health examines the many ways in which women unwittingly neglect their own health. Researcher and writer Susan Salenger describes how women tend to place their needs behind the needs of their families, how they blame themselves for getting sick, and how they too often hesitate to question their doctors' advice. But women's attitudes toward themselves and their health don't exist in a vacuum--which is why Salenger also examines the cultural and medical history that has conditioned women not to act in their own best interest, offering insight into the gender biases of the medical community and exploring why women are misdiagnosed more often than men and why we've been routinely omitted from clinical trials. Designed to help women become more aware of why they make the decisions they do, Sidelined will equip readers with the knowledge, language, and skill sets they need to get the best healthcare possible.