Principles of Gender-Specific Medicine examines how normal human biology differs between men and women and how the diagnosis and treatment of disease differs as a function of gender. This revealing research covers various conditions that predominantly occur in men, and as well conditions that predominantly occur in women. Specific chapters are dedicated to cardiovascular disease, mood disorders, gender differences in the immune system, greater sensitivity of women to lung cancer as a consequence of smoking, osteoporosis and gender, gender-specific aspects of diabetes and obesity, and infectious diseases.
Gathers important information in the field of gender-based biology and clinical medicine, proving that a patient's sex is increasingly important in preventing illness, making an accurate diagnosis, and choosing safe and effective treatment of disease
Addresses gender-specific areas ranging from organ transplantation, gall bladder and biliary diseases, to the epidemiology of osteoporosis and fractures in men and women
Each chapter concludes with questions about future directions of the topic and what further research may develop
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