For too long traditional medicine has minimized women.
It is time for the world to see what going to the doctor as a woman has felt like. How it feels to be talked at or over. And how it feels to be told, it’s probably in your head. Shout out to all the brave Tia members who shared their medical gaslighting stories with us. We hope this is just the beginning of a dialogue as we together raise the bar for healthcare for women.
Tia Nicole
What brought you to Tia?
“I tried going to the big hospitals because I figured I would get the best care there, but I never felt like I was listened to. My pain was always diminished or I was pushed to take some pill or expensive treatment that wasn't covered by my insurance. Every time I was told that I was obese and was treated like it was my fault instead of them taking into consideration my genetics and hormone levels. I had never experienced anything different so I just figured I would always have miserable doctor experiences.”
Lauren Roland
What brought you to Tia?
"The first time I went to Gyno was scary. The office was drab and ugly. The pap smear was particularly uncomfortable. The doctor was not compassionate and said that Paps would get better "once I became sexually active," which seemed tone deaf. I left the office and sat in my car crying for 30-minutes after my visit. Because of that visit, I avoided Gyno appointments for about four years.”
Abigail Kerns
What brought you to Tia?
“After years of battling chronic UTIs, having providers ask demeaning questions like, ‘are you wiping front-to-back?’, having confusing experiences around receiving the birth-control, and being served with unexpected lab charges, I was just done. The final straw was going into another "highly rated" practice and having the provider laugh at me when I said the age at which I was thinking of having children. Before Tia, I felt like I was just floating through the healthcare system using Urgent Care as my home base."
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