History of Science 2200E Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Henry Morgentaler, Postpartum Infections, Combined Oral Contraceptive Pill

• School: Western University
• Department: History of Science
• Course: History of Science 2200E
• Professor: Burns

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Physical symptoms (e. g. , ticks and grunts of lehigh high school students) without a physical cause. Reproductive organs were blamed (search for a physical cause) Yet, conversion disorder is something that men can get too (link) Biologism was the rationale for surgeries on female patients in london, ont. Dr. maurice bucke performed female surgeries to cure mental disorders. Burke said it worked in 71 of 106 patients. See restoring perspective exhibit (uwo) and mitchinson paper (1982) Metabolize drugs differently (such as warfarin or propranalol) Different consequences of heart failure (e. g, higher stroke risk) More likely to have chronic conditions than men. Higher risk for specific diseases (especially some cancers) Women live on average 3 years longer than men. Women are more likely to visit the doctor. Lack of clinical trial participation (esp. pregnant women) and burden of care. Clarke health, illness and medicine in canada (oxford: 2008) (145-7) and m. j. legato et al, consideration of sex differences in medicine to improve.