Although men and women can have the same diseases with similar symptoms, some of these diseases affect them differently. Sometimes women can experience more symptoms and some diseases can affect men more severely.
This is also one of the reasons why their life span is different with women’s being slightly longer. We will now let you know about 8 diseases that affect men and women in different ways.
Gender And Disease
8. Hair loss
Men are more likely to lose hair as they age than women. Men lose hair with the same pattern as their headline goes farther and farther back. They may also lose hair to the point of having a large bald spot.
This is because male testosterone has a greater impact on hair. Testosterone is converted to dihydrotestosterone, a hormone that helps hair become shorter and thinner.
Hair loss in men can begin at age 20. With women, it may not be noticeable until the age of 50 or 60, and women’s hair loss has more to do with genes or medical conditions.
7. Acne
Women experience more acne during their periods and menopause as their hormone levels are disrupted.
Both sexes can have acne from infancy to adulthood, but in men, it generally lasts longer because they produce more sebum, which is the oily substance responsible for acne.
6. Multiple sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis is 2 to 3 times more common in women than in men. However, it is usually more severe in men than in women.
When it comes to its progressive form, known as primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS), it appears that the number of men may be greater than that of women.
5. Osteoporosis
Women are 4 times more likely to develop osteoporosis than men. The condition is seen primarily in women over the age of 50. This is because women’s bones are lighter and thinner and also because they have a longer lifespan.
4. Stroke
About 55,000 more women than men will suffer a stroke. Every year more women than men die from stroke. Although men and women experience the same symptoms of stroke, women may also experience additional and different manifestations, such as shortness of breath, hallucinations, fainting, vomiting, agitation, seizures, and hiccups.
3. Heart Attack
Men and women may experience chest pressure that appears to have an elephant sitting on their chest when they are having a heart attack.
However, women can have a heart attack without feeling that pressure on their chest. Instead, they may experience pressure or pain in the lower chest or upper abdomen, shortness of breath, dizziness, fainting, and extreme fatigue.
2. Depression and Anxiety
Women experience depression and anxiety more often than men. This is because women experience things that men generally do not experience, for example, gender-based violations, socioeconomic disadvantages, income inequality, and subordinate social status.
To add to that, women also have types of depression that men never experience. For example, during pregnancy, the postpartum period, perimenopause, and the menstrual cycle.
1. Urinary Tract Infection
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are more common in women than men because women’s urethra is shorter and bacteria need to travel a shorter distance.
On the other hand, the condition is more complicated in men, since infections generally have to do with the block of the urine stream, rather than bacteria.
Did you know this was a reality? Which surprised you the most?
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