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REVIEWS @ schools, to female peers in the hospital, ly recommended surgery are the hys- to how doctors treat their female terectomy and the radical mastectomy. patients. He believes so thoroughly The word Hysterectomy actually institutionalised is medicines conde- derives from the Greek word for hyste- scending attitude towards women that ria (hysteeikos) which means suffering most doctors are unaware of their nega- in the uterus. he points out, for exam- tive attitude toward their female ple, that last century female castration was used as a way of securing obedi- ence from women. NEW SECTION 1 ir 1 BOOKS MALE PRACTICE: HOW DOC. TORS MANIPULATE WOMEN By Robert S. Mendelsohn, M. D. Publ: Contemporary Books, Inc., Chicago, USA. Available: Nexus Magazine, (see advert on page 15) The author of this and the following book, Robert S. Mendelsohn, M.D.has been practising medicine for over 30 years. He has been the National Director of Project Head Start's Medical Consultation Service, Chairman for the Licensing Committee for the State of Illinois, and the recipient of numerous awards for excellence in medicine and medical instruction. He is also the author of “Confessions of a Medical Heretic". His books have established him as a leading critic of modern medi- cine. But most importantly the book is a very practical one, so in pointing out all the ways women can be manipulated he gives careful guidance on how to approach things. He covers all areas mentioned above, and areas such as pregnancy and child birth, and he also does a chapter on drugs that all women should think twice about taking. So this is an excellent book for women and men to read, to become more aware of our choices , so we can take responsibility for our own health. HOW TO RAISE A HEALTHY CHILD IN SPITE OF YOUR DOCTOR By Robert S. Mendelsohn, M.D. Publ: Contemporary Books, Inc., Chicago, USA. Available: Nexus Magazine, (see advert on page 15) patients. They are more likely to pre- scribe drugs for women, especially for things like hypertension, and more like- ly to recommend them for surgery. He believes two of the most indiscriminate- This book is a very fascinating look at many of the ways women are manipu- lated by doctors. It touches many areas such as discrimination in medical NEXUS¢57 This is an excellent practical book (i == — —$—$$_—_____ - es —— ee —— ee ~ OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 1992