Health & Science

Because Sexx Matters...

- Did you know -
Women are afflicted with depression twice as often as men?
Eating disorders are 10 times more common in women than men?
Lupus and other autoimmune diseases affect women three to four times as often as men?

Differences between the sexes exist, and whether a person is male or female matters in the prevalence and severity of a broad range of diseases, disorders, and conditions. It matters at every stage of life—from the very beginning to the very end. It matters at every level—from the single cell to the entire body. Sexx matters to the health of everyone...

Sex-Based Biology

• What is sex-based biology?
  Sex-based biology is the field committed to identifying the biological and physiological differences between men and women. Sex differences that are found at the system, organ, tissue, cellular, and sub-cellular level, as well as sex differences in response to pharmaceuticals, are considered sex-based biology. Read More.
• Visit the Organization for the Study of Sex Differences (OSSD)

Did You Know

• Women and Men are Different?
  It seems like such a simple, obvious statement that hardly needs to be mentioned. What you may not have realized is that sex differences in health affect prevention, diagnosis, and treatments for a wide range of diseases.
• Read our Fact Sheets
• The Brain Factsheet was updated this month!
• 10 Differences that Make a Difference
• What Do Women Suffer From?
• What Claims Women's Lives?
• More Resources

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