A Doctor Refused to Believe My Virginity

Why do health care professionals dismiss women?

Corbin

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A few years ago a bad reaction to a new medication landed me in the Emergency Room. My hands had swelled. My face looked bloated. It felt like the flu times three.

I told my manager at work. I knew something was definitely wrong. She didn’t care.

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