Men and Women Are Different
- Janet M. Torpy, MD, Writer;
- Cassio Lynm, MA, Illustrator;
- Richard M. Glass, MD, Editor
Since this article does not have an abstract, we have provided the first 150 words of the full text.
- KEYWORDS:
- men
- sex characteristics
- women's health
Keyword: WOMEN'S HEALTH
Because women and men have different bodies, their health care needs are not the same. Not only are some body parts specific to men and women (like the prostate or the uterus), but diseases and medical problems may show up in different ways in women than they do in men. In order to understand these differences, doctors and scientists study female and male medical problems as well as diseases that affect both men and women.
Physiology, or how the body works, is different between the sexes. Sex, the biological makeup of each person (based on his or her genes and chromosomes), is different from gender, which is how society and each particular culture see the roles of men and women. In addition to male and female bodies working differently, women and men deal with their health care needs in different ways.
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