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For generations, women have been told that their pain is “normal”, “exaggerated” or “in their heads”. Despite medical advancements, gender bias in healthcare remains a global issue, leading to delayed diagnoses, untreated symptoms, and unnecessary suffering. Conditions such as endometriosis, PCOS, and PMDD are often ignored or misdiagnosed, not because they’re rare, but because women’s experiences continue to be devalued in medical spaces. The dismissal of women’s pain can be