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Podcast: On Health for Women
Episode: Do You Have a Hostile Uterus? The Hidden Harms of Medical Language on Womenâs Health
Description: Imagine being told you had a âhostile uterusâ and sent home, only to discover later you were on the brink of a life-threatening pregnancy complication.This isnât fiction. Terms like âhostile uterusâ and âirritable uterusâ are still in use, and theyâre dangerous. In conventional medicine, language like this often subtly blames womenâs bodies for medical events, creating a culture where women who advocate for themselves are frequently dismissedâor even labeled âdifficult.â Disturbingly, some women, particularly Black mothers, have faced extreme consequences like social services or even police intervention for simply speaking up during labor.The stakes...