The five: medical bias against women | Science

Cardiac arrest

A study conducted last week found that in Australia, women are less likely than men to receive the recommended medication for the treatment of heart failure. In the UK, the hypothesis that heart failure is a "human disease" has also led to unequal care. In the last 10 years, more than 8,000 Britons have died as a result of gender inequality.

Alzheimer's disease

The verbal memory tests used to detect Alzheimer's disease disadvantage women. Research conducted by US scientists in 2016 shows that women in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease behave better than men in these tests. However, this difference is not taken into account, the disease is detected later in the woman, thus preventing earlier treatment.

Medical tests

Women have always been excluded from medical trials, which has led to the development of less safe and less effective drugs. In the United States, the Food and Drug Administration removed eight drugs with unacceptable risks for women between 1997 and 2001. Even today, representation in medical trials remains skewed in favor of men and all research on drugs do not consider gender when badyzing the results. .

CPR mannequins

A 2018 study by the University of Pennsylvania showed that women are less likely to undergo cardiopulmonary resuscitation from third parties during a cardiac arrest. CPR training uses only "male" mannequins. Training with "female" dummies should eliminate fears of injury and the misconception that bads make CPR more difficult.

endometriosis

Women with endometriosis, a gynecological condition affecting up to one in ten women of childbearing age, often wait more than seven years to get a diagnosis. This is partly because GPs often consider that the symptoms of intense pain surrounding menstruation are "normal". Emma Cox, Executive Director of Endometriosis UK, said: "A timely diagnosis could save women many years of pain, distress and suffering."