The Little Woman of the Ming Dynasty

"It is often said, 'Better treat ten men than one woman,' and even the women of the prestigious Cheng family in Jinling are no exception. Due to strict gender segregation, when female patients consult a male doctor, they must do so from behind a curtain, with their husbands describing their symptoms. As a result, the prescribed medicine often fails to address the actual ailment. Hearing that there were many female physicians in the Sanwu region, the Cheng family invited several of them. The eldest lady of the Cheng family had two daughters suffering from irregular menstruation, and she herself had gynecological issues. The second lady had an embarrassing condition she found hard to discuss,...