TY - BOOK AU - McGregor,Alyson J. TI - Sex matters: how male-centric medicine endangers women's health and what we can do about it SN - 9780738246765 PY - 2020/// CY - New York PB - Hachette Go, an imprint of Hachette Books KW - Women's health services KW - Women KW - Health and hygiene KW - Sexism in medicine KW - Discrimination in medical care KW - Instructional and educational works KW - lcgft KW - Creative nonfiction N1 - Includes bibliographical references (221-236) and index; Introduction --; Part One: How we got here; Modern medicine is male-centric medicine --; Sex is more than skin deep --; Part Two: The six biggest issues facing women's health today; Women's hearts (and brains) break differently --; Drugs for different bodies: The female side of pharmaceuticals --; "Honey, it's all in your head": Women's intuition versus women's imagination -- A deeper sensitivity: The female relationship to pain --; Beyond hormonal: Female biochemistry and hormone therapy --; A new perception: Gender, culture, and identity medicine --; Part Three: Where we're headed and what you can do; A changing conversation: The future of sex and gender research in medicine --; Your voice, your medicine: How to have helpful conversations with your providers --; Afterword --; Acknowledgments --; Appendix A: Your personal medical reconciliation (Med Rec) --; Appendix B: Quick reference questions N2 - Exposes that all medical models -- in research and practice -- are male-centric and shows how the biological, biochemical, psychological, and neurological differences between men and women affect issues such as preventative care, emergency care, drug prescriptions, and pain management. Also looks at how race, class, and gender identity are disproportionately affected by this ER -