If you are a man, you are more likely to suffer from a deadly health condition. However, if you are a woman, you are more likely to live in an unhealthy state. Women spend 25% more of their lives in poor health than men. In a nutshell, this is the health disparity between men and women.
When women go to the hospital, they are less likely than men to have their pain levels assessed, and when they do seek pain treatment, they wait longer than men on average to receive treatment. For diseases that only affect women, you may find that there is no satisfactory treatment. Giving her the drug may not be as effective as expected or may cause side effects, as it is likely being tested primarily on men. Even if she has a disease that affects both men and women, research shows that she will be diagnosed later in life than men.
These are not the result of a single problem, but rather the product of multiple failures in society in general and in the medical field in particular. Gender discrimination in the health care system. Symptoms in women are often ignored and misdiagnosed. Improperly designed clinical trials involving primarily men. Biased research funding is rarely spent on discovering conditions that only affect women or how women are affected by specific diseases. and medical schools that don’t teach enough about women’s health.
A recent report from the McKinsey Institute for Health Research says that gender health disparities represent a “trillion-dollar opportunity to improve lives and economies,” and the scale of health care disparities for women around the world adds to this. equivalent. Closing this gap in the UK could provide a £39 billion ($51 billion) boost to the UK economy, according to the BMJ. It will save lives and improve the well-being of millions of people, including women and men.
Almost two years after announcing the UK’s first Women’s Health Strategy – a 10-year plan to improve the health of women everywhere, the UK Department of Health on Monday launched a digital record of health status, a ‘patient passport’. announced plans to provide Data that can be accessed by various healthcare providers. The move is expected to speed up patient care and minimize errors. With this in mind, WIRED brought together experts from a variety of health fields to share their perspectives on changes that have the potential to quickly and affordably transform women’s health.
Provide early screening program for PCOS
Karen Joash, a leading expert in obstetrics and gynecology
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is an endocrine disease that affects approximately 10% of women of reproductive age worldwide. Despite the commonness of this condition, delayed diagnosis of PCOS is a serious problem and has long-term health consequences. Addressing this delay should be a government priority, as it has a huge impact on public health.
Lack of health education is a significant factor in delayed diagnosis. Women are often unaware of symptoms such as irregular menstrual cycles, excess hair in areas that normally have less hair, and acne. Untreated PCOS can cause serious long-term effects such as cardiovascular disease, infertility, and impaired glucose metabolism, significantly reducing quality of life and increasing healthcare costs.
