HealthMental HealthWomenWhy Women in Pain Are Still Begging Doctors to ListenBy Alisa HrusticUpdated on May 4, 2026 at 10:40 AMGettyPhoto Illustration by Aly LimGettyPhoto Illustration by Aly LimAbigail Libers experienced her first string of daily headaches when she was just 12 years old. As her pain intensified, her mom booked appointments with a doctor, a chiropractor, and an acupuncturist. "We talked to so many people trying to figure out what was wrong with me," Libers recalls. "None of them said the word migraine.