Inequalities in the care of women in the health sector.

In addition, pain can also be found in other professionals such as the gynecologist. Indeed, current society trivializes female pain following social stereotypes such as women are often perceived as more resistant to pain, which can distort the interpretation of their symptoms. Consequently, when a woman goes to the gynecologist , consultations are often millimeter-sized and professionals do not take time with their patients to put them at ease so that they can feel confident. So, the body tenses up and goes into defense, added to an established vulnerability where the woman gets naked in the gynecological position, not helping the body to relax and making things painful. For the record, the gynecological position dates back to Louis XIV. It should be noted that at that time, women gave birth in much less vulnerable positions, sitting, squatting or on all fours. Frustrated at not being able to see in detail what was happening, the king established a new birthing position: the gynaecological position. Thus, all these bad experiences can traumatize women who no longer want to return for consultations that could put them in danger. This is why it is important to prevent their rights, particularly with the Kouchner law which stipulates ”  that no medical act or treatment can be practiced without the free and informed consent of the person and this consent can be withdrawn at any time” , promulgated on March 4, 2002.