Is Your Gender Affecting Your Diagnoses? Gender Bias In The Medical Field
Gender-bias diagnosing is an observable and recurring issue in the medical field that occurs when one's gender impacts the psychological or medical diagnosis they receive. Several examples have been found and studies conducted that have evidenced differential diagnosis for patients containing very similar symptoms but only differ in one trait- their gender. Additionally, numerous psychological and medical diseases are defined on the basis of gender and often overlook the fact that males and females may present symptoms for the same disorder in very different ways. Being in both a Women's Studies and Sociology class, I become very interested in the topic of gender and decided to further research how one's gender can impact the way they are diagnosed and treated in the medical field.
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