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Health Is Affected by Both Sex and Gender
Integrating SEX and GENDER differences into medical education is KEY
to creating evidence-based personalized medicine for men and women.
Do You Know…
- Women are susceptible to potentially lethal arrhythmias when they take some of the very medications which stabilize rhythm in men.
- Men and women absorb and metabolize pain killers and anesthetics differently.
- Melanoma is more common on the legs in women, and on the head and neck in men.
- Men are more likely than women to die within 6 months of an osteoporotic hip fracture.
- Zolpidem is the only FDA approved medication with different dosages recommended by sex thus far.
- In acute stroke, tPA (the clot-dissolving medication) is twice as likely to be given to men.
- Aspirin therapy decreases risk of MI in men (but not stroke), while reducing stroke (but not MI) in women.
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Website developed by: Mary Rojek, PhD with assistance from Jan Werbinski, MD.
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Faculty Resources
Ready-to-use resources for the educator in sex and gender based health. Can be used as stand-alone presentations, or easily integrated into your own program.
- Curriculum and Teaching Tools
- Power Point Slide Sets
- Case Studies
- Journal Articles for Teaching
- National Policies and Guidelines
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- Speaker’s Bureau – Coming soon
Student Resources
Ready-to-use resources for students in sex and gender based health.
Researcher Resources
Ready-to-use resources for researchers in sex and gender based health. These can help you get started in integrating sex and gender concepts into your own research.
Clinician Education
Ready-to-use resources for clinicians in sex and gender based health. These can help you get started in seeing how sex and gender impact all aspects of health.