“Not acceptable”: Doctors start to take women’s pain more seriously

AXIOS April 22, 2024
Tina Reed

There are growing efforts in medicine to correct a major blind spot: women’s pain.

Why it matters: The impact of social media testimonies and a greater systemic focus on women’s health are helping drive a shift in how providers treat women’s pain, especially for reproductive care.

• “There’s a lot of unfortunate history of women’s pain being dismissed, particularly for women of color, but it does seem like there’s more conversation about it,” said Neel Shah, chief medical officer of Maven, a virtual women’s care company.

Driving the news: Earlier this month, the American Society of Anesthesiologists offered new guidance on pain management for women undergoing C-sections shortly after a study found 15% experience pain during the procedure.

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