Dismissed with 'shake your hips for pain' advice - Diagnosed with Endometriosis years later

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Dismissed with ‘shake your hips for pain’ advice – Diagnosed with Endometriosis years later

A critical look at gender and age bias in medicine and the struggle for women to be heard.

By Antonia Leoni
updated: August 21, 2024

Photo courtesy of Antonia Böhlke

Dismissed by an older male doctor with ‘You’re fine. Just shake your hips’.

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Established in 1989, the COCO-MAT heart beats in the North of Greece. Every action aims for a greater cause: peaceful sleep.

Photo courtesy of Antonia Böhlke

Antonia Leoni

Antonia Leoni is the founder and editor-in-chief of MOCHNI.

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