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SWHR Survey on Women’s Perceptions and Communication about Sex Differences in Medications
Additional Resources from SWHR on Sex Differences in Medicine
- “Using Medicine Safely,” chapter two in ‘The Savvy Woman Patient,” an accessible and comprehensive guide to health problems and treatments unique to women of all ages, from child-bearing to care-giving and empty nest years.
- Just the Facts: Sex Differences in Response to Pharmaceuticals fact sheet written with the health care professional, researcher and scientist in mind.
- Consumer Fact Sheet: Pharmaceuticals a brief overview for consumer audiences of what you need to know about women's health and how it differs from men's.
- Research Provides Guidance, but Treatment Decisions Fall to Doctors, Patients (Feb. 22, 2007)
- Aspirin Study Confirms that Sex Matters in Health (Jan. 26, 2006)
- Drug Safety Concerns May Raise Different Questions for Women (Jan. 27, 2005)
- Peril or Promise: The Uncertainty of Off-label Prescriptions (Nov. 22, 2004)
- Taking Charge of Your Prescriptions (Oct. 7, 2004)
Health Communication Tips for Talking with Health Care Providers and Ideas for Taking Charge of Your Own Health
SWHR’s public opinion survey shows that most women do not frequently communicate with their doctors or pharmacists about whether the medications they take might work differently or affect them uniquely as women. The Society for Women’s Health Research has several news service articles focused on improving health communication and tips on how to be an effective advocate for your own health care:
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