Bleed

Destroying Myths and Misogyny in Endometriosis Care

No cover

Tracey Lindeman: Bleed (2023, ECW Press)

English language

Published March 28, 2023 by ECW Press.

ISBN:
978-1-77041-653-6
Copied ISBN!

View on OpenLibrary

View on Inventaire

No rating (0 reviews)

“A brilliant, blistering read.” ― Heather O’Neill, author of When We Lost Our Heads

A scorching examination of how we treat endometriosis today

Have you ever been told that your pain is imaginary? That feeling better just takes yoga, CBD oil, and the blood of a unicorn on a full moon? That’s the reality of the more than 190 million people suffering the excruciating condition known as endometriosis. This disease affecting one in ten cis women and uncounted numbers of others is chronically overlooked, underfunded, and misunderstood ― and improperly treated across the medical system. Discrimination and medical gaslighting are rife in endo care, often leaving patients worse off than when they arrived.

Journalist Tracey Lindeman knows it all too well. Decades of suffering from endometriosis propelled the creation of BLEED ― part memoir, part investigative journalism, and all scathing indictment of how the medical system fails patients. Through extensive …

1 edition