On ne soigne pas les femmes comme les hommes

Synopsis of On ne soigne pas les femmes comme les hommes

«On ne soigne pas les femmes comme les hommes» is the medical essay by Carole Sereni and Daniel Sereni, published by Odile Jacob in paperback (198 pages).

Carole Sereni and Daniel Sereni show that diseases do not manifest the same way in men and women and that medicine has often been conceived from the male body. They review ailments such as migraine, depression, chronic fatigue or rheumatism and advocate healthcare with female specificities.

Work in French published in 2002. Carole Sereni, head of neurology at Léopold-Bellan Hospital in Paris; Daniel Sereni, head of internal medicine at Saint-Louis Hospital.

For readers interested in medical popularization and how sex influences the diagnosis and treatment of diseases.