Why is #WomensSexualHealth so understudied?

"In medical school, I didn't learn about the clitoris. I didn't learn anything about women's sexual health.

I then went into a urology residency where I'm a penis doctor, right? I take care of men and men's #SexualHealth.

So, when I learned as a medical student how to examine the pelvis, they told us to stay away from the #Clitoris, that examining it might make our patient feel uncomfortable."#RachelRubin

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/why-is-womens-sexual-health-so-understudied

Why is women’s sexual health so understudied?

When it comes to medical research and innovation, men's health has long gotten more attention than women's health. Even with improvements over the last 30 years, women's sexual health remains vastly underrepresented. Dr. Rachel Rubin, urologist and sexual health expert, and Rachel Gross, science journalist and author of "Vagina Obscura," join Ali Rogin to discuss.

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Why is #WomensSexualHealth so understudied?

"After you finish #UrologyTraining,which is five years you can do a subspecialty fellowship.We have 27 fellowships in men's #SexualHealth.We have one that even acknowledges women's sexual health.It's the fellowship that I did,& I take care of all genders when I practice sexual medicine,but there's no funding there's no support and there's no ability for us to train people if we don't have the fellowships in place."#RachelRubin

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/why-is-womens-sexual-health-so-understudied

Why is women’s sexual health so understudied?

When it comes to medical research and innovation, men's health has long gotten more attention than women's health. Even with improvements over the last 30 years, women's sexual health remains vastly underrepresented. Dr. Rachel Rubin, urologist and sexual health expert, and Rachel Gross, science journalist and author of "Vagina Obscura," join Ali Rogin to discuss.

PBS NewsHour

Why is #WomensSexualHealth so understudied?

"There are a lot of #Clitorises in the world of that absolutely need help and #MedicalCare because #SexualHealth is just health, right?

People's quality of life is really important. And we have to start talking about it and demanding that #EqualCare."#RachelRubin

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/why-is-womens-sexual-health-so-understudied

Why is women’s sexual health so understudied?

When it comes to medical research and innovation, men's health has long gotten more attention than women's health. Even with improvements over the last 30 years, women's sexual health remains vastly underrepresented. Dr. Rachel Rubin, urologist and sexual health expert, and Rachel Gross, science journalist and author of "Vagina Obscura," join Ali Rogin to discuss.

PBS NewsHour