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The bottom line is that
there is more to the diffrence between men and women than the obvious.
Not only are we built differently, anatomically, but we have a significantly
different array of hormones. Not that the hormones themselves are completely
different, but the amounts, and how those amounts change month to month,
and over the years, is. There is also differences in how males and females
access, and have access to, medical care, how they deal with health care
practitioners, and how health care practitioners deal with them. Then
there's the fact that most drugs are tested on adult men and dosing is
usually set based on that research. Given that about half the population
is female, and most females are smaller than men (though some females
may be larger than small men), this has historically led to patients being
treated equally when they were anything but.
In fact, research is
only now beginning to explore the biochemical and other differences that
result in differences in the way males and females respond to infection,
pain, drugs, and more. The articles and links at this page will touch
upon some of the findings and resources available to those who wish to
look at this issue further.
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