I d rather treat ten men than one woman , why was it so difficult for women to see a doctor in anci

We all know that the ancient traditional ideas have been seriously precipitated, and in the way of thinking of the ancients, there have been some unshakable traditional thoughts. One of them is about women. There is an old saying, "It is better to heal a man than a woman."

Why? This is also related to ancient thought.

01. Ancient women regarded chastity as more important than anything. Because in ancient times, male doctors were the mainstay, and female doctors were rare. Therefore, when I see a doctor, I basically see a male doctor.

But we all know that in ancient times, men and women did not kiss, and this was very important to them. Especially for women, they can hardly have contact with men, otherwise they will be said to be women with bad chastity, which will be spurned by others. That's why they can't even give up their lives and lose their virginity.

02. Ancient medical skills were not developed, and most of the doctors were men. In ancient times, it was a relatively backward era, and at that time, unlike we now have various medical equipment and advanced technology, just relying on the doctor's medical skills and some medicinal materials**. And most of the doctors are men, and they are better at medicine.

This leads to the fact that for some more serious diseases, doctors have no best means. Women are originally relatively weak objects, and it is easy to survive in the face of serious illness, so the doctor ** is also worried.

03. When women suffer from some physical diseases, they will be more embarrassed to go to the doctor. This is because if a woman has a female disease, it is difficult to see a doctor. The first is that you will be ashamed, and the second is that the doctor will also feel embarrassed.

It's fine to say it's just some colds and fevers, but it's a bit embarrassing to be more private. In the traditional feudal era of ancient times, women could not even show their feet to men, let alone this.

Fortunately, we have now formed an ideological consensus, and these are nothing. Life and health are paramount, and everything else is on the sidelines.

In ancient times, although the medical conditions were very poor, but for some rich and powerful nobles, they could invite a good doctor to see a doctor, which was not difficult for them, but it was especially difficult for women, because there was a saying in ancient times called "Rather heal ten men, not one woman", so why was it so difficult for women to see a doctor in ancient times?

First, in ancient times, men and women were not kissed.

As we all know, in ancient times, the contact between men and women was very feudal, and boys and girls could not even meet in private, let alone have physical contact. Moreover, girls are not allowed to leave their boudoir until they leave the cabinet, so it is especially difficult for girls to receive medical treatment, because in ancient times, most doctors were men, and there were no female doctors.

Second, in ancient times, the status of girls was relatively low.

As we all know, even modern children can know that in ancient times, the status of boys and girls was very unequal, and at that time, boys had a certain amount of labor, so they had a higher status. Compared with boys, girls are looked down upon, so many times girls have no money to see themselves when they are sick, and many people don't care about women's lives or deaths.

Third, the symptoms of girls are more complicated.

Compared with boys, girls due to their special physiological structure and a variety of difficult to speak conditions, once sick will involve all kinds of reasons, which also brings certain difficulties to the diagnosis and treatment, plus at that time in ancient times, most doctors were boys, they know more about the physiology and morbidity of boys, and little understanding of girls, it is difficult to treat a woman in such a situation. And the risk of healing a woman is even greater, and no one wants to take that risk. Therefore, for all the above reasons, it was very difficult for women to see a doctor in ancient times.

I think those who are more interested in history may see such a sentence: "It is better to treat ten men than one woman", the opinion of this sentence is roughly that ancient doctors would rather treat ten men than treat a woman, especially a woman. I think there are several main reasons why women's medical care was so difficult in ancient times.

The first reason is that the society at that time was a society where men were inferior to women, and the status of women was relatively low, and women's treatment was far inferior to that of men. In such a social environment, the living environment of women is also relatively poor, and because of the difference between men and women, women are more likely to get sick, but we must know that the medical resources of a society are limited. At that time, the social status of women was relatively low, so the medical resources available to women were extremely limited, and not all women could find a doctor when they were sick.

The second reason was that there was a shortage of doctors at that time, and there were even fewer female doctors. In ancient times, not only was the phenomenon of preference for sons over women serious, but also the concept that men and women did not kiss each other, so women in ancient times had many taboos when they saw doctors. We can often see in TV dramas that the doctor can't have physical contact when he goes to see a woman, so the doctor will put a plain white handkerchief on the woman's wrist when he sees a woman, and the two are separated by a screen, hanging wire, and there are many particularities in practicing medicine.

On the issue of some women's hidden diseases, some women are suffering from not being able to find a female doctor and seek medical treatment, which delays time and delays the disease.

The third reason was that doctors had little experience with women's diseases at the time. On the one hand, this was due to the low social status of women at that time, and many women did not have access to medical care, and on the other hand, because of the difference between men and women, it was difficult for male doctors to treat women. And women generally look for so-called stable women and midwives when they give birth, and these people generally only rely on their own "experience" to help women give birth.

In ancient China, there was a saying, "It is better to heal ten men than to heal a woman", which translates into the modern vernacular to be a man rather than a woman. This sentence directly reflects the phenomenon that women in ancient China did not receive effective medical treatment. Most of the reasons for this phenomenon are related to the ideas of ancient people, one is that men are inferior to women in ancient times, and there are differences between men and women, one is due to the lack of female doctors in ancient times, and another reason is that the medical level in ancient times was not very good, but this reason is not only to cause women's medical difficulties.

First, let's talk about the scarcity of female healers in ancient times. Due to the influence of the idea of male superiority and inferiority of women in ancient times, the value of women in ancient times was to teach their husbands and children, and the society would not have too many expectations for them. This is not the case with women at all.

The doctor had to see a large number of patients every day, and if it was a woman, it was unacceptable for people to show up in the context of the times at that time. Therefore, the number of female doctors must be very small, and under the constraints of the idea that men and women are different, the best way for women to see a doctor is to find a female doctor. ButThe scarcity of female healers does not meet the needs of these female patients

In fact, the idea of male superiority and inferiority of women and the difference between men and women is also inextricably linked with the difficulty of female patients in accepting **. When female doctors are really not available, female patients can only seek help from male doctors, but because women have been influenced by the culture of "not seeing foreign men" all year round, they either wear curtains or veils when they see patients. In ancient Chinese medicine, Chinese medicine paid attention to looking and hearing, and the accuracy of diagnosis decreased a lot if the patient could not be seen.

The last reason is the ability of ancient Chinese medicine. Without the help of various instruments and various testing methods of Western medicine, Chinese medicine only diagnoses the condition by looking, hearing and asking, which will lead to misjudgment and delay to a certain extent. I have to say,The underdeveloped level of medical and health care in ancient times was also an important reason for women's medical difficulties.

It is because in ancient times, men and women did not kiss, which was very important to the ancients, so it was easy not to contact women, so it was difficult for women to see a doctor in ancient times.

Because in ancient times, men were inferior to women, and doctors were all men, and there was a difference between men and women. Moreover, a woman's illness is more difficult to diagnose and cure than a man's.

Because the status of women in ancient times was relatively low, many doctors thought that treating women was very low-status, and even ancient women were also very conservative, and doctors could not see women's bodies, so there were many difficulties in seeing a doctor.

Because in ancient times, there was a great deal of attention to the difference between men and women, and doctors could not touch their hands to diagnose women when they saw them, so it was difficult to confirm the condition.

Because of the difference between men and women in ancient times, most of the doctors in ancient times were men, and because men were inferior to women, many diseases were not treated by women. After the first paragraph of medical treatment, it is difficult to see a doctor.

Because in ancient times, the era of feudal ideology was more patriarchal, and the status of women was very humble, and it took twists and turns to go out to see a doctor.

Because women in ancient times regarded chastity as very important, if someone who didn't know saw their body, it would be equivalent to losing their chastity, so it was very difficult to see a woman in ancient times.

This is because the ancient people were relatively feudal, and men and women did not kiss each other, so if they were to diagnose and treat patients, they should take the pulse and observe the appearance and symptoms of patients at close range. These are many inconveniences for the ancient times when the religion was strict.

Because men and women in ancient times did not kiss each other, and women were more shy, they would not easily find strange male doctors to see a doctor when they were sick, which prevented the development of women's medical treatment.

I think it's mainly because of the defense of men and women! You must know that ancient doctors also needed to use cloth to put a woman's wrist when giving a woman's pulse. Especially for women who have not been out of the cabinet, they must be extra careful when diagnosing them, otherwise the slightest carelessness will tarnish the woman's reputation.