“Glad I Have My Life Back Now”: Doctor Doesn’t Take Woman’s Worry Seriously While It Ruins Her Life (13/20)

The history of women being misdiagnosed to Ancient Greece. Back then, men believed that a woman’s uterus could wander around her body and cause various symptoms according to where it landed. So, we can call this the first-ever major misdiagnosis, as we know for a fact that this theory is not true.  

Alas, this “diagnosis” was dubbed “hysteria”, a name that originates from the Greek word meaning uterus. This false diagnosis appeared in medical texts for centuries with slightly evolving definitions. In the end, it became a term for women’s psychological issues, and only in 1980 was it denounced as an official diagnosis. Yet, it still holds some influence in today’s medicine.