• Hysterical

  • By: SBS
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Hysterical

By: SBS
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  • Summary

  • Why do we know more about some bodies than others, and how do sex and gender shape our experiences navigating Australia’s health system? ‘Hysterical’ is a new podcast series by SBS News, exploring medical misogyny and discrimination in our health system. We explore why women, trans and gender diverse people are more likely to be dismissed for their experiences of pain, as well as barriers around birth trauma, sexual and reproductive health and delayed diagnoses. Follow us on this investigation into Australia’s health system, as we try to answer these questions and more.
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Episodes
  • Hysterical: The condition that meant Bianca was disbelieved and made to feel hysterical

    Hysterical: The condition that meant Bianca was disbelieved and made to feel hysterical
    Oct 23 2024
    Bianca Millroy lives with functional neurological disorder, or FND - a condition that encompasses a range of neurological symptoms, including limb weakness, tremor, numbness or blackouts, and related to the movement and sensation parts of the nervous system. In this bonus episode of 'Hysterical', Catriona Stirrat speaks with Bianca who shares how her condition was undiagnosed and untreated for 12 of the 13 years she has lived with FND. Bianca says she was met with disbelief and continued misdiagnosis, until she finally found her voice in an unexpected way.
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    18 mins
  • Hysterical: The 'distressing' gender gap in health Dr Lea Merone didn't expect to confront

    Hysterical: The 'distressing' gender gap in health Dr Lea Merone didn't expect to confront
    Oct 2 2024
    From measuring a woman's health based on her attractiveness, to studies showing women have to prove themselves to be sicker than a man to receive treatment. In this bonus episode of 'Hysterical', Cattriona Stirrat speaks with Dr Lea Merone, a researcher in women's health. She breaks down concepts such as Yentl syndrome and the 'beauty myth', but also shares her own story of confronting the very issues she studies.
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    19 mins
  • Hysterical: 'It was just overwhelming': mental health among Senate inquiry recommendations

    Hysterical: 'It was just overwhelming': mental health among Senate inquiry recommendations
    Sep 19 2024
    The government is being called to respond to 25 recommendations from a Senate inquiry into perimenopause and menopause. The inquiry heard from hundreds of women across Australia, who shared stories of stigma, dismissal of symptoms and financial barriers. In this bonus episode of 'Hysterical', we hear from advocates and women with lived experience on what they want the federal government to do.
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    14 mins

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