Women's health is the effect of
gender on disease and health that encompasses a broad
range of biological and psychosocial issues. It is an
issue which has been taken up by many feminists, especially
where reproductive health is concerned.
In order to understand the modern definition of women's
health, it is important to understand the history of
how women's health care has been viewed by the medical
and medical research establishments. Traditionally,
the health of women has been seen as synonymous with
maternal or reproductive health. Clearly, the Western
medical profession's view of women's health as "maternal
health" was concordant with societal mores that
valued women mainly for their ability to bear children.
However, until well into the twentieth century, the
major causes of illness and death in women did, in fact,
relate to reproductive issues.
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