The 12 Most Common Health Problems in Men Versus Women
Men are more likely to get Parkinson’s disease and cancer, women are more likely to suffer mental health problems and go blind, and much more
Men and women are inherently different, especially at the genetic level, and this shows best when looking at the different health problems men and women are most susceptible to.
For example, men are more likely to suffer from gout and kidney stones, and from Abdominal aortic aneurysms and hypertension, women are more likely to suffer from strokes and UTIs, along with migraines and yeast problems.
The list goes on. Here are the 12 most common health problems in men versus women.
Men are more likely to get Parkinson’s disease
Parkinson’s disease is the second most common neurodegenerative after Alzheimer’s. For example, in the US at current there are 1 million people diagnosed with it, and 1 in 37 people will be diagnosed with it over their lifetime.
However, men are 1.5 more likely to get it than women.
Despite this, the disease in women is typically more aggressive, and as such, women have a higher mortality rate and tend to see a faster…
