How weight bias can affect the quality of healthcare given to women
Between misdiagnosis and mistreatment, fat bias is killing plus size patients - so why aren’t we talking about it more?
By
Gina Tonic
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In my final year of university, weighing in at around 15 stone at five foot, six inches tall, and with an obese BMI of 33.89, I approached my GP to ask for a repeat prescription of the Yasmin pill- the contraceptive with some of the highest levels of female hormones.
I had been using Yasmin as a treatment for my PCOS symptoms such as hair growth (in particular facially), missed periods and weight gain. I relayed this to my doctor