Lotus97
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Yes, I was myself wondering why so many of the above articles are written from a gender inequality perspective.
I would guess that if you are a patient with ME/CFS, you are going to be ignored and badly treated by the medical profession irrespective of whether you are male or female.
Of course, these so-called functional disorders which are often incorrectly assumed to be psychogenic usually affect women a lot more than they affect men (ME/CFS is 4 times more prevalent in women, and fibromyalgia 9 times); so in that sense they can be seen as a women's issue. But I think male or female, anyone with these diseases is equally ignored by their doctor.
Considering 80% of suicides are men and 93% of workplace deaths are men, it's very clear how significant 'male disposibility' is in society. My guess is that chronic illness among males is almost certainly UNDERDIAGNOSED.
Men are forced to be the primary "breadwinner" (ie main provider) for their family so they have enormous pressure to be healthy even when they have a chronic illness. That's why during economic downturns, the male suicide rate skyrockets compared to women.
I've heard several instances of men having their partners leave them after getting chronic illnesses.
This is a subject I feel very strongly about.
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