Leech Therapy Revisited

• Prize
  Gold in People/Self-Portrait
• Photographer
  Amy Siqveland
• Photo Date
  2015, 2017

Leeches address maladies in the body by sucking "bad blood."A therapy was described to me where a dr would place a noose around a woman's neck until she passed out.When veins appeared on her forehead, the dr would cut one & the patient would bleed ~1cup.The people who took me to the clinic in Iran believed that the treatment helped w problems related to a woman's womb.As I have a blood disease that causes inflammation in multiple systems (incl my uterus),I've been researching medical options.2 yrs later I did a project about my condition & included representations from this earlier experience.