5 mistakes women make at the doctor

CNN.com ran an article about the mistakes women make at the doctor. Most of the mistakes tend to revolve around communication. But the mistakes reveal the complexity of the physician-patient relationship. One mistake is that women don't question their doctors. But another stated mistake is that women tend to over-research and in the process get overwhelmed. So they don't ask enough questions but they over-prepare for questions they ultimately don't ask. The author also said that women tend to interpret their symptoms for their doctor rather than give just the facts. See, it's complicated. So you have to be deliberate in your preparation for talking to your doctor, but don't overdo it on the Internet research. And trust your intuition.

You can find the article here: http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/05/14/ep.women.mistakes/index.html.