“Feeling paralyzed and voiceless in the doctor’s office is one of the major health care mistakes women make, says Dr. Christiane Northrup, author of “Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom: Creating Physical and Emotional Health and Healing.” Even very well-educated women freeze up and don’t speak up” in some cases, she said.” Excerpted from 5 mistakes Women make at the Doctor’s Office, May 2008