Gender Bias

Gender bias leads to delayed diagnoses for women in over 700 diseases, with women often experiencing longer waits for diagnosis and being more prone to misdiagnosis in areas like chronic pain and heart disease, sometimes due to symptoms being measured or weighed differently than for men.

Sources

• Gender bias in medical diagnosis: Facts, causes, and impact
• Gender Differences in Manifestation of Diseases Lead to Poorer Diagnosis and Tre
• draliabadi.com
• #EndGenderBias Survey Summary Report - Department of Health, Disability and Agei
• Large-scale characterization of gender differences in diagnosis prevalence and t

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