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When cannabis menstrual relief meets medical gender bias

I use cannabis for menstrual pain but my male doctor dismisses it and suggests ibuprofen that doesn't work.

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The intersection of gender-based medical dismissal and cannabis stigma compounds the invalidation of women's pain experiences.

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