Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
80% of the 50 million Americans living with autoimmune disease are women. Basic diagnostic tests — ANA, thyroid antibodies, rheumatoid factor, anti-CCP, ESR, CRP — are widely available through standard labs but are frequently not ordered. Symptoms like fatigue, joint pain, puffiness, and intermittent rashes are routinely dismissed when an initial workup comes back normal. This is both a gaslighting issue (told nothing is wrong) and a blind spot (the right tests aren’t ordered).
#MedicalBlindSpots #AutoimmuneDisease #WomensHealth #MedicalGaslighting
80% of the 50 million Americans living with autoimmune disease are women. Basic diagnostic tests — ANA, thyroid antibodies, rheumatoid factor, anti-CCP, ESR, CRP — are widely available through standard labs but are frequently not ordered. Symptoms like fatigue, joint pain, puffiness, and intermittent rashes are routinely dismissed when an initial workup comes back normal. This is both a gaslighting issue (told nothing is wrong) and a blind spot (the right tests aren’t ordered).
#MedicalBlindSpots #AutoimmuneDisease #WomensHealth #MedicalGaslighting










