For many years, only half the population received adequate medical care. Most clinical trials were carried out on men and symptoms of diseases men were studied. Women lived for a long time in background. Heart attacks are a good example of this, as the warning signs we all know are specific to men. For women they are different and less known. If we add to this the fact that any female symptom often develops into anxiety, we have all the factors heart disease in men get more attention than women. And the truth is that they do. The problem is that instead of taking advantage of the cultural bias that benefits them so much, they reject the help they are given because “men don’t cry.”
A recent study published by scientists from University of Chicago, shows that male gender expression influences cardiovascular health purely socially. The more typical male stereotypes encountered, the more likely it is that patients will not seek medical help or follow prescribed treatment. Sometimes, even after receiving a diagnosis or treatment, they refuse to report it.
This is why the health of men’s hearts, even if they receive a lot more attention than womenmay get worse sooner. Because they don’t take the life jacket they are given, even when the water barely rises above their ankles. Women can get a vest with water up to their necks, but they cling to it for dear life.
Another Study on Men’s Heart Health
To conduct this study, we had data Add healthA US representative longitudinal study that collected health data and survey responses from more than 12,300 people over 24 years of age (1994-2018).
Among the surveys that were conducted among volunteers, there were questions that could be related to gender expression. That is, the number of social stereotypes associated with gender that each person encounters. For example, boys wear blue and girls wear pink.
Focusing on men’s heart health, the study authors compared biological measurements from Add Health with survey responses. The goal was to find out whether men with detectable risk factors, such as high blood pressure, reported receiving a diagnosis or treatment for these conditions.
As we mentioned, they saw that men who exhibited more stereotypical gender expression were significantly more less likely to report that a healthcare professional told them about certain cardiovascular risk conditions. Some reported a diagnosis, but even then they were still less likely to say they were taking medications to treat these conditions. The fact that they don’t talk about it is the least serious thing. The problem is that sometimes they are not accepted at all.
Also applies to children
This was observed in both adults and children. gender stereotypes They permeate us since we are little. Boys are taught that they are strong and brave, and girls that they are fragile and vulnerable. What those who perpetuate these ideas do not understand is that by doing so they harm both people and others. Girls may believe what they have been taught about themselves, while boys, protected by the power they thus promote, become doubly vulnerable.
This is a very interesting study because it is the first time it focuses on social stereotypes for analysis. heart health for men and women. The biggest takeaway from this is that we need to banish these stereotypes once and for all because they don’t do anyone any good.
Source: Hiper Textual
