Gender medicine : the groundbreaking new science of gender- and sex-related diagnosis and treatment

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Author:

Glezerman, M. (Marek), 1945- author.

ISBN:

9781468314977

9780715651148

9780715652244

Personal Author:

Glezerman, M. (Marek), 1945- author.

Edition:

First edition.

Physical Description:

286 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm

General Note:

"Updated edition with a foreword by Amos Oz"--Back cover.

Source of cataloging data: WCP

Abstract:

"Over millions of years, male and female bodies developed crucial physiological differences to improve the chances for human survival. These differences have become culturally obsolete with the overturning of traditional gender roles. But they are nevertheless very real, and they go well beyond the obvious sexual and reproductive variances: men and women differ in terms of digestion, which affects the way medications are absorbed. Sensitivity to pain is dependent on gender. Even the symptoms of a heart attack manifest differently in a man than in a woman. And yet the medical establishment largely treats male and female patients as though their needs are identical. In fact, medical research is still done predominately on men, and the results are then applied to the treatment of women. This is clearly problematic and calls for a paradigm change--such a paradigm change is the purpose of Gender Medicine."--Publisher's website.

Contents:

Foreword : find the differences / by Amos Oz -- Introduction: What is gender medicine? -- Sex, gender, and personalized medicine -- Life in the womb--Part one -- Life in the womb--Part two -- Emotional stress during pregnancy -- Gender aspects of heart disease -- The digestive tract : gender aspects -- Our intestines : the second brain and the life within the gut -- Gender aspects of the reproductive system -- Gender aspects of infertility -- Gender aspects of pain -- Too hot, too cold : gender aspects of temperature regulation -- Men : the weaker sex -- Are men an endangered species? -- Gender aspects of doctor-patient relationships -- Gender medicine : future directions.

Subject Term:

Health -- Sex differences.

Medical care -- Sex differences.

Social medicine.

Medical policy.

Sex factors in disease.

Added Author:

Oz, Amos, 1939-2018

Shefer, Hilit,

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Over millions of years, male and female bodies developed crucial physiological differences to improve the chances for human survival. These differences have become culturally obsolete with the overturning of traditional gender roles. But they are nevertheless very real, and they go well beyond the obvious sexual and reproductive variances: men and women differ in terms of digestion, which affects the way medications are absorbed. Sensitivity to pain is dependent on gender. Even the symptoms of a heart attack manifest differently in a man than in a woman. And yet the medical establishment largely treats male and female patients as though their needs are identical. In fact, medical research is still done predominately on men, and the results are then applied to the treatment of women. This is clearly problematic and calls for a paradigm change--such a paradigm change is the purpose of Gender Medicine.

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Medicine has, for the most part, ignored the differences between men and women when dealing with anything that is not sex-related. This has led to ineffective treatment in many cases. Glezerman (president, International Soc. for Gender Medicine; director, Research Ctr. of Gender Medicine, Rabin Medical Ctr., Israel) is working to change this. He points out that for example, women have very different symptoms of heart disease and are more resistant to infectious disease than men but more prone to autoimmune disorders. Aspirin is more effective for stroke prevention in women, yet better for heart disease prevention in men. Physician-patient communication dynamics, a vital part of medical treatment, varies among male and female patients and providers. Originally published in Hebrew and now available in this updated English-language version, Glezerman's book brings current research in this important area of medicine to both lay and professional readers. He even discusses the theory that men are an endangered species because the Y chromosome is deteriorating. This fascinating work will teach readers a great deal about sex, gender, and the human body. VERDICT A must-read for health-care practitioners and anyone interested in medicine.-Barbara Bibel, formerly with Oakland P.L. © Copyright 2016. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Amos Oz

Foreword: Find the Differences	p. 11
Author's Note	p. 17
Introduction: What is Gender Medicine?	p. 21
1 Sex, Gender, and Personalized Medicine	p. 31
2 Life in the Womb-Part One	p. 45
3 Life in the Womb- Part Two	p. 69
4 Emotional Stress During Pregnancy	p. 85
5 Gender Aspects of Heart Disease	p. 95
6 The Digestive Tract-Gender Aspects	p. 115
7 Our Intestines-The Second Brain and the Life within the Gut	p. 125
8 Gender Aspects of the Reproductive System	p. 147
9 Gender Aspects of Infertility	p. 153
10 Gender Aspects of Pain	p. 167
11 Too Hot, Too Cold-Gender Aspects of Temperature Regulation	p. 185
12 Men-The Weaker Sex	p. 193
13 Are Men an Endangered Species?	p. 211
14 Gender Aspects of Doctor-Patient Relationships	p. 219
15 Gender Medicine-Future Directions	p. 239
Acknowledgments	p. 249
Endnotes	p. 251
Index	p. 279

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