“Younger Women Hesitate To Say They’re Having A Heart Attack”

“even when women suspected that they were having a heart attack, many said they were hesitant to bring it up because they didn’t want to look like hypochondriacs.

“We need to do a better job of empowering women to share their concerns and symptoms,” Lichtman says. And medical professionals may need to do a better job of listening, she adds. Several women reported that their doctors initially misdiagnosed the pain, assuming that the women were suffering from acid reflux or gas.”

Younger Women Hesitate To Say They're Having A Heart Attack

Ugh, society, so many levels of oppressiveness.