If you feel your symptoms are being dismissed or misdiagnosed, here's how to get the doctor to pay attention. - NBCNewsBETTER
More than a quarter of women say a health care provider has ignored or dismissed their symptoms, according to a TODAY and SurveyMonkey poll.
Almost a third, 31 percent, said they felt like they needed to"prove" their symptoms to a health care provider. And 25 percent said a health care provider did not take their pain seriously." project examining the sex and gender disparities in health care, we're offering expert guidance on being your own advocate at the doctor's office.
If you feel your symptoms are being dismissed or misdiagnosed, there are ways to get the doctor to pay attention."I know this is different for me and I want to find out what the cause of it is. I really need your help in finding out what’s going on.
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