Gender differences in disease and treatment
UROLOGY
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The most prevalent urinary diseases among women are urine incontinence
and urinary tract infections.
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Urine incontinence and urinary tract infections develop differently in women.
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On average women suffer urinary tract infections at a different age from men.
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Women suffer bladder cancer less frequently than do men.
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For bladder cancer, women have a less favorable prognosis because of
hormonal differences, later diagnosis, and a thinner urinary bladder wall.
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