Document Type : Editorial
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1 Department of Family Medicine, University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine; Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA
2 2Center for Family Medicine, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA
Abstract
Historically, “women’s health” has focused almost exclusively on their genitals: childbirth and gynecology. The earliest record of an organized approach to women’s health is in fragments of the ancient Kahun Gynaecological Papyrus. Midwifery was developed as a medical specialty in the Middle East during the early Islamic era (1), and gynecology as a specialty emerged in Europe and North America in the nineteenth century Before the Common Era (BCE).
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How to Cite: Huntington MK. Comprehensive Women’s Health. Women. Health. Bull. 2025;12(3):149-151. doi: 10.30476/whb.2025.107356.1358.
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