It is possible that some diseases are perceived differently in men and women.

For example, during a heart attack, a man feels like an elephant is sitting on his chest, while a woman does not feel it as the man describes. Woman; While he complains of pressure on his back, jaw pain and shortness of breath, nausea and dizziness may also accompany this…

We think it is important to know these details for your own health.

Although men experience a heart attack at an earlier age, women may be more severely affected by a heart attack and die.

Covid is one of the diseases where the difference between men and women is evident. Since men have more diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease, the effects of covid and post-covid diseases are more severe, while they are milder in women. This is probably due to women's stronger immune system, which in turn depends on estrogen.

MS (multiplesclerosis) has a severe course in men. It is actually a disease that affects women, but in its progressive form it is more common in men and the rate of progression of the disease in men is higher.

In strokes, women experience the condition more severely and are more difficult to recover from than men. Stroke mostly manifests itself as loss of strength on one side of the body, loss of balance, and speech problems. In women, problems such as agitation, hallucinations, pain, vomiting and hiccups may also accompany the event.

Women are more susceptible to sexually transmitted diseases, especially HPV, which causes cancer. It causes long-term pain in women's sexual and abdominal organs that does not heal and even infertility.

Hair loss affects men greatly depending on age. While hair thinning and hair loss is seen in 40% of women, it is seen in 85% of men after the age of 50. Hairlines shift upwards as men age. There is also a bare area at the base of the head. In women, hair loss is generally seen as thinning and sparseness of the entire hair.

Since acne in the body is under hormonal control, it differs between men and women. Treatments are adjusted according to hormonal status. While oral medications such as birth control pills are effective for women, external creams are mostly given to men.

Stress is perceived physically differently in both genders. Normally, both genders feel the contraction in their muscles differently, but unlike men, women may experience headache, nausea and the urge to cry.

Urinary tract infection has different causes for both genders. While women get the infection mostly through the genitals and the toilet, men also get the infection due to obstruction of the urinary tract. It is usually caused by stones or prostate. Chronic pain is more common in women, probably due to hormones.

(Chronic Pain: Pain that lasts more than 6 months and does not respond to medical treatment)

It affects women's social life more.

If you notice similar complaints in your body (male or female), be sure to consult your physician.

Cüneyt Tuğrul MD General Surgeon