It seems the American medical community has a lot more to learn about women’s health.
For the average woman, the gender bias in medicine means that she may be prescribed a drug that causes unrecognized side effects because it was primarily studied in men.
It means that she’s more likely to have a poorly understood condition, one that disproportionately affects women and has been neglected by researchers.
It means that she’s likely to face a longer diagnostic delay compared to her male counterpart, especially for rare or difficult-to-diagnose diseases.
Health care providers are quicker to conclude that her mysterious symptoms are “just stress” instead of doing a more thorough workup. DOING HARM, Maya Dusenbery)
How unfair!
Why is it that women have to face various types of discrimination not experienced by men?
Let’s face it. Life as a female is much more difficult.
Because of their challenges, they should be honored and appreciated every day in every way!
If not today, when?
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