Women were largely left out of clinical trials until a law passed in the ’90s.
Now, we’re still seeing the ramifications on women’s health.
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The passage of the Revitalization Act had been a long time coming, however.
Women were, in essence, considered small men.
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Women were, in essence, considered small men.
Dr. Regine Douthard
What are the problems created from omitting women from clinical trials?
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As a result, heart disease is underdiagnosed in women.
A second big issue with omitting women from clinical trials has to do with prescription dosages.
There have also been studies showing howaspirin affects men and women differently.
The FDA Center for Devices and Radiological Health also issued guidance aroundgender-specific evaluation of data on medical devicesin 2014.
Now, there are also advocacy groups advocating for womens equality in clinical research.
Equally as important is including minority women, who as a subgroup continue to bevastlyunderrepresented in clinical trials.
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That is a huge, huge issue, says Dr. Jain.
Many patients worry that being part of a clinical trial means theyll be experimented on, says Dr. Jain.
(To find opportunities, checkClinicalTrials.govor check with your local health department.)
The solution to designing more trials that include representative groups has to be a multi-pronged approach.
It affects all of us.
We need to be intentional in how were moving forward, she says.
The more that its discussed and addressed, the more we will be actually seeing changes.
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