In Favour of Gender-Sensitive Healthcare: The Objectives of Gender Medicine

Today’s post explains the basic objectives and methods of gender medicine, which aim to improve healthcare for all patient groups.

What is the Objective of Gender Medicine?

The main objective of gender medicine is to ensure optimal healthcare for all people – regardless of whether they are women, men or people who do not feel they belong to a clear gender [1]. It aims to adapt prevention, diagnostics and treatment to the individual needs of all patient groups and thus improve them [2], [3].

How are these Objective to be achieved?

Biological differences and differences in lifestyles and behaviour between the sexes are better taken into account through the practice of gender-sensitive medicine in everyday healthcare [2].

This minimises, if not prevents, the overlooking or misinterpretation of gender-specific symptoms. Medical professionals will be able to provide patients with the treatment they need more quickly if they are trained to recognise gender differences.

By promoting gender research and educating patients and medical staff, the entire healthcare system will be revolutionised and further developed [2].

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Takeaway Points:

• Objective of gender medicine: Optimal healthcare for all, regardless of gender
• Adaptation of prevention, diagnostics and treatment to individual needs
• Minimising or preventing the overlooking of gender-specific symptoms and the associated negative consequences
• Promotion of gender research and education of patients and medical staff

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