GENDERED MEDICINE DATABASE

Many diseases disproportionately affect women – and some disproportionately affect men.

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The data is out there, but we have not found it so easy to find. So we have decided to crowdsource our own. If you know of a source to support gender differences in diseases or treatments please add it here. And if you are sceptical about gender-based medicine, in time, this evidence base can help you come to your own conclusions.

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Please note that this is a crowdsourced resource. It is not checked or validated by Women in Pharma and we make no representation or warranty of any kind, express or implied, regarding the accuracy, adequacy, validity, reliability, availability, or completeness of any information.

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Unveiling Health Conditions that Occur Disproportionately in Women
Article from Intrinsic.us
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Over three times more likely than men to be diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder
The XX Brain by Dr Lisa Mosconi. The Groundbreaking Science Empowering Women to Prevent Dementia
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4 to 10 times more likely to have Hashimoto’s diseases
NIDDK Hashimoto’s
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Twice as common for women aged 20-39 to have a stroke than men of the same age
Benjamin et al. American Heart Association 2018
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Multiple sclerosis affects more women with a ratio of around 3:1
Coyle PK. J Pers Med. 2021; 11(10): 1006. doi: 10.3390/jpm11101006
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Prevalence of dementia over the age of 65 is higher in women
WHO 2021
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More prone to develop meningiomas, the most common brain tumours
The XX Brain by Dr Lisa Mosconi. The Groundbreaking Science Empowering Women to Prevent Dementia
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More likely to have Fibromyalgia
Office on Women’s Health. Fibromyalgia
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Prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome is higher in women
Kim YS and Kim N. J Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2018; 24(4):544-558
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2 to 4 times more likely to develop chronic fatigue syndrome
Office on Women’s Health. CFS
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More likely to die in the 30 days after a heart attack
Wilkinson C et al. Heart 2019; 105: 516–523
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Up to four times more likely to suffer from migraines and headaches
The XX Brain by Dr Lisa Mosconi. The Groundbreaking Science Empowering Women to Prevent Dementia
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Malaria ‘hides’ in the placentas of pregnant women, voiding detection and treatment
Mayor A et al. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2012:54(11): 1561-1568
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More women have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease than men
Office on Women’s Health. COPD
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Women are twice as likely as men to have anxiety and depression
The XX Brain by Dr Lisa Mosconi. The Groundbreaking Science Empowering Women to Prevent Dementia.
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Around 70% of people living with rheumatoid arthritis are women
WHO 2023. Rheumatoid arthritis
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Disability-adjusted life years due to dementia are around 60% higher in women
WHO 2021
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3 times more likely to have carpal tunnel syndrome
Office on Women’s Health. CTS
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More likely to have thyroid diseases
Office on Women’s Health. Thyroid disease
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60% of people aged 55 or older with osteoarthritis are women
WHO 2023
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65% of the total number of dementia-related deaths were women in 2019
WHO
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Women are twice as likely as men to have anxiety and depression
The XX Brain by Dr Lisa Mosconi. The Groundbreaking Science Empowering Women to Prevent Dementia.
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