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In reply to the discussion: ACA: Setting aside the issue of cost. [View all]karadax
(284 posts)44. When healthcare stops covering
Guys getting a finger in the rear from their doctor then I'd say you have a legitimate gripe.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_differences_in_medicine
Examples of sex-related illnesses in female humans:
99% of breast cancer occurs in women.
Ovarian cancer, and other diseases of the female reproductive system occur only in women. Endometriosis, another female reproductive disorder occurs almost exclusively in women, but has rarely been found in men undergoing estrogen treatment for prostate cancer.
More women than men suffer from osteoporosis
Autoimmune diseases, such as Sjögren's syndrome and scleroderma, are more prevalent in women. An estimated 75 percent of those living with autoimmune diseases are female.[2]
For more information on sex and autoimmune diseases, see Autoimmunity.
In Western cultures, more women than men suffer from eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia
Alzheimer's disease has a higher rate in women than in men.[3]
Women are more likely to suffer from unipolar clinical depression (although bipolar disorder appears to affect both sexes equally)
Psychologists are more likely to diagnose women than men with borderline or histrionic personality disorder. There is no current agreement on whether this is because of a real underlying difference between the sexes, or simply because of deeply ingrained social attitudes.
99% of breast cancer occurs in women.
Ovarian cancer, and other diseases of the female reproductive system occur only in women. Endometriosis, another female reproductive disorder occurs almost exclusively in women, but has rarely been found in men undergoing estrogen treatment for prostate cancer.
More women than men suffer from osteoporosis
Autoimmune diseases, such as Sjögren's syndrome and scleroderma, are more prevalent in women. An estimated 75 percent of those living with autoimmune diseases are female.[2]
For more information on sex and autoimmune diseases, see Autoimmunity.
In Western cultures, more women than men suffer from eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia
Alzheimer's disease has a higher rate in women than in men.[3]
Women are more likely to suffer from unipolar clinical depression (although bipolar disorder appears to affect both sexes equally)
Psychologists are more likely to diagnose women than men with borderline or histrionic personality disorder. There is no current agreement on whether this is because of a real underlying difference between the sexes, or simply because of deeply ingrained social attitudes.
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Prostate cancer and other diseases of the male reproductive system occur only in men.
Diseases of X-linked recessive inheritance, such as colour blindness, occur more frequently in men.
Abdominal aortic aneurysms are six times more common in men, and thus some countries have introduce screening for males at risk of suffering the condition.[4]
Autism is approximately 4 times more prevalent in males than females.[5]
Psychologists are more likely to diagnose men than women with antisocial personality disorder and substance-abuse disorders.
Diseases of X-linked recessive inheritance, such as colour blindness, occur more frequently in men.
Abdominal aortic aneurysms are six times more common in men, and thus some countries have introduce screening for males at risk of suffering the condition.[4]
Autism is approximately 4 times more prevalent in males than females.[5]
Psychologists are more likely to diagnose men than women with antisocial personality disorder and substance-abuse disorders.
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Exactly. "Men" have always been the default. But for those whose hobby is to make it about
Squinch
Oct 2013
#78
The people with the weakest arguments don't even try to make them to the person they disagree with
lumberjack_jeff
Nov 2013
#106
Or maybe I just wasn't talking to you. I see JR high kids assuming they need to be the center of
Squinch
Nov 2013
#108
Right. In your world, talking to anyone other than you is non-courageous. Check.
Squinch
Nov 2013
#111
I've come to the conclusion that much of what passes for progressive attitudes on gender
lumberjack_jeff
Oct 2013
#32
I'm not saying that at all, and it's impossible to honestly read that in anything I've said.
lumberjack_jeff
Oct 2013
#50
You'd think, with all the deterministic excuses for short male lifespans
lumberjack_jeff
Oct 2013
#64
First...you do understand the MOST dangerous part of ANY surgery is anesthesia..
VanillaRhapsody
Oct 2013
#90
So... tubal ligation should be... free?... because it requires anesthesia? n/t
lumberjack_jeff
Nov 2013
#95
You haven't given a good reason why vasectomy should not be free like a tubal ligation is.
lumberjack_jeff
Nov 2013
#100
Didn't you just post upthread about how comparatively dangerous tubal ligation is?
lumberjack_jeff
Nov 2013
#103
There should be a blind eye when it comes to treatment, research, care and coverage ...
slipslidingaway
Oct 2013
#65
Honestly, from a women's health perspective, I see risks to the ACA approach
lumberjack_jeff
Oct 2013
#66
We should try and be as equitable as possible whether it be gender or race ...
slipslidingaway
Oct 2013
#74
I agree, but sometimes the the pendulum swings too far and others are hurt ...
slipslidingaway
Oct 2013
#77
Did you not not read my original post where I said we need to turn a blind eye ...
slipslidingaway
Oct 2013
#91
There's nothing in the law that suggests that a main purpose is to protect fetuses. n/t
lumberjack_jeff
Nov 2013
#97
I could buy that argument if most of the freebies in the law weren't contraceptive. n/t
lumberjack_jeff
Nov 2013
#101
The ACA is essentially a health coverage bill, not a health care bill.
Warren DeMontague
Nov 2013
#114