Tag: Sex
Women With MS Less Likely Than Men to Receive Disease-Modifying Therapies
Proportion of treated women began to decline 18 months before childbirth, reaching 27.9 percent at the estimated time of conception
No Sex Differences Seen for Autistic Traits in Toddlers at Initial Diagnosis
Findings consistent across groups stratified by symptom severity
Lipoprotein(a) Levels Tied to Increased Risk of Recurrent Atherosclerotic CVD Events
Deleterious effect of lipoprotein(a) ≥180 nmol/L possibly mitigated by high-impact LDL-cholesterol-lowering therapy
Age-, Sex-, Race-Specific Standards for Thyroid Diseases May Reclassify Many Patients
In a recent study, a number of persons with subclinical hypothyroidism were reclassified as normal, especially women and White participants
CVD Mortality Higher in Women Than Men With Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases
Decreases seen from 1999 to 2020 in both women and men, but mortality rates persistently higher for women
Link Between Global β-Amyloid, Tau Deposition Varies by Sex
Women and those with paternal history of Alzheimer disease have stronger association between Aβ, tau deposition than men or those with maternal history
Study Looks at Sex Differences in Melanoma Incidence
Melanoma incidence highest on trunk in men; incidence historically highest on limbs in women, but recent increases seen in truncal melanoma
Ignorance Could Be Fueling Rising Spread of STDs, Poll Finds
Females Have Higher Genetic Risk for PTSD
Unique environmental effects, but not a shared environment between siblings, also influences risk
Persistent Health Differences Seen Between Females and Males
Higher burden of morbidity-related conditions observed in females and higher burden of COVID-19 and road injuries in males
