It's a birth defect

[cjsmith]

My X chromosome is acting up again. I'm hunched in a nearly-foetal position, perched on the edge of my chair here at work, waiting for the painkillers to kick in.

Yet again the amazement rolls over me: medical science has so far done nothing about this problem. They don't fully understand its cause, they don't have a cure, they can't even usually mask the symptoms (ok I admit I haven't tried narcotics). If men as a group had anywhere near this much trouble from one syndrome, it would be Medical Enemy Number One. There'd be bazillion dollar grants to try to cure it. Until a cure was found, a man desiring corrective surgery to remove the whole offending area would be supported and empathized with and probably have the whole thing paid for by insurance. (Viagra is covered by many medical plans! That's about as medically necessary as a toupee! That's the type of service GUYS get, while I pay all my OTC painkiller costs AND my birth control pills out of pocket.)

Why are women so hated?

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[sinboy.livejournal.com]

Benign neglect? While I can't say it's malignant, or hatred, I don't think it's benign either. There's a measure of scorn in the way the medical industry treats women. I'm not sure the reason resides in the medical community necessarily, but rather, I think it's got a lot of causes, many of which exist because of male chauvinism and a reaction against feminism. It's not just the USA where this sort of thing goes on. It's even worse in Asia.