• ParsnipWitch@feddit.de
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    1 year ago

    There are also studies that show men are less likely to got to a doctor or they go to late. In part that is because most male bodies tend to take longer before heavy symptoms are coming up but then they progress faster.

    It has something to do with differences in immune system of men and women. When for example a man and a woman are infected with the same amount of viruses the women’s immune system will react faster so she gets symptoms earlier and goes to the doctor earlier as well. The man won’t have any symptoms but then the infection will suddenly progress fast when a critical amount of viruses is reached.

    It’s of course more complex and there are tons of studies about it, but I think that’s something to keep in mind “in practice”.

    This comes on top of the gender stereotypes which make some men shun the doctor.