Smith, John M.  1942- <br/><br/>
Women and doctors :  a physician's explosive account of women's medical treatment, and mistreatment, in America today and what you can do about it / 
John M. Smith. 
 - New York :  Atlantic Monthly Press,  c1992. 
 - xiii, 241 p. ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-241). 
<br/><br/>Contents<br/><br/>1. The health-care problem for women and America : <br/>1.	Women in the context of the national picture ;<br/>2.	The experience for women in the system ; <br/>3.	The behavior of doctors in general ; <br/>4.	The miscasting of males as gynecologists ; <br/>5.	Women effecting change <br/><br/>2. Real patients, real stories : <br/>6.	The marketing of an operation ; <br/>7.	Better left alone ; <br/>8.	More than a uterus at stake ; <br/>9.	An equal-opportunity disease ; <br/>10.	A small mistate ; <br/>11.	Conspiracy of the brotherhood ; <br/>12.	My patients never ask about sex ; <br/>13.	A harsh judgment ; <br/>14.	One of the best <br/><br/>3. Empowering women : <br/>15.	The training of a gynecologist ; <br/>16.	Choices of health-care providers ; <br/>17.	Obstetricians and midwives ; <br/>18.	Looking for Doctor Right <br/><br/>4. Information and advice : <br/>19.	When a hysterectomy? ; <br/>20.	Postoperative complications ;<br/>21.	Pap smears ; <br/>22.	Tumors, cysts, and masses ; <br/>23.	Common cancers: cervis, breast, and uterus ; <br/>24.	Contraception ; <br/>25.	Sexually transmitted diseases and vaginal infections ; <br/>26.	Endometriosis and menstrual cramps ;<br/>27.	Infertility ; <br/>28.	Abnormal bleeding and D and C ; <br/>29.	Menopause ; <br/>30.   Premenstrual syndrome.<br/><br/> 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>087113523X 9780871135230 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>91044367  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Women's health services--United States.<br/>Gynecologist and patient--United States.<br/>Gynecology.<br/>Delivery of Health Care.<br/>Gynecology.<br/>Physician-Patient Relations.<br/>Women.
<br/><br/><label>National Library of Medicine Call No.: </label>WA 309 S642w 1992