Editorial, Androl Gynecol Curr Res Vol: 3 Issue: 3
Call To Arms: Recognizing and Eliminating Bias Against Overweight and Obese Women in Women’s Health Care
| Steven R Lindheim1,3*, Stephanie Welsh1, Nan Jiang1 and Leah D Whigham2 | |
| 1Wright State University, Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton OH 45409, USA | |
| 2Paso del Norte Institute for Healthy Living, El Paso, TX, USA | |
| Corresponding author : Steven R Lindheim 128 Apple Street, Suite 3800 Weber CHE, Dayton, OH, USA 45409 Tel: (937) 208-2301 Fax: (937) 222-7255; E-mail: steven.lindheim@wright.edu |
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| Received: April 06, 2015 Accepted: April 10, 2015 Published: April 13, 2015 | |
| Citation: Lindheim SR, Welsh S, Jiang N, Whigham LD (2015) Call To Arms: Recognizing and Eliminating Bias Against Overweight and Obese Women in Women’s Health Care. Androl Gynecol: Curr Res 3:2. doi:10.4172/2327-4360.1000e110 |
Abstract
Call To Arms: Recognizing and Eliminating Bias Against Overweight and Obese Women in Women’s Health Care
One of my worst experiences as an overweight person was to have a doctor refuse to do a gynecological exam because of my size. First, I cried. Then I found a new clinic and a new doctor. But since then I have not had the courage to go to a doctor to have that type of exam done.
