What did you think women did back in the day for Gynecology? Going to the gynecologist is such a terrifying experience in 2025; I can't even imagine what it would be like before modern medicine. Well, back in the day, when scientific thought was just being birthed, little was known about people’s health, and even less was known about women’s bodies. Today we will be talking about Cleopatra Metrodora who some consider the “mother of gynecology”. She was a midwife, a surgeon, and obviously a gynecologist.

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https://www.schlagergroup.com/women-and-gender-in-the-ancient-world/

https://fathom.lib.uchicago.edu/1/777777190170/

https://www.historyhit.com/facts-about-agnodice-of-athens/

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https://hekint.org/2025/01/23/metrodora-egyptian-physician-midwife-and-surgeon/

https://www.itmedicalteam.pl/articles/aspasia-and-cleopatra-metrodora-twomajestic-female-physician-surgeons-in-theearly-byzantine-era-108037.html