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Women are misdiagnosed more often and treated differently

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Gingernaut · 22/08/2018 16:09

If you search my username, you'll see a thread about ADHD.

There are obvious sex linked illnesses that can only affect one or the other sex - ovarian or prostate cancer for example.

However, there are other conditions and illnesses that affect both male and female patients, that are misdiagnosed or mistreated if the patients are female.

Women suffering heart attacks are less likely to be recognised as such, but are more likely to survive if their doctor's a woman.

www.theguardian.com/society/2018/aug/06/women-more-likely-to-survive-heart-attack-if-treated-by-female-doctor-study

My recently diagnosed condition, ADHD-PI (or ADD, to give it it's old name), has often been misdiagnosed in girls and women, due to our different presentation.

www.additudemag.com/gender-differences-in-adhd-women-vs-men/?utm_source=eletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=adult_august_2018&utm_content=082118

Everything from diagnosis, treatment and even treatment trials all seem to discriminate against women.

www.pharmaceutical-journal.com/opinion/comment/sex-bias-in-drug-research-a-call-for-change/20200727.article?firstPass=false

And why is the medical profession only starting to work out how to treat women now?

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womanformallyknownaswoman · 22/08/2018 23:47

And why is the medical profession only starting to work out how to treat women now?

Million dollar question!! Why do men always favour, fund and fortify other men, no matter what they do or say, whilst wilfully ignoring the majority human class?

Gingernaut · 22/08/2018 16:38

Not only are there obvious sex differences, socialisation and rigid gender roles also affect how doctors and other medical professions view women test subjects or patients, but also how women ask for help, their expectations and how they cope with illness.

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Accidents · 22/08/2018 16:13

Now females are also expected to know anatomy in cancer awareness campaigns along with the leaning disabled and those with EAFL.

Funding for research and services previously given to females is now becoming unisex.

Gingernaut · 22/08/2018 16:10

I'll be back this evening. Night shift beckons....

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