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History of Feminism

dballance

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15. On the Plus Side. I know I've recently seen more articles on this subject online.

Reply to Warpy (Reply #11)

Mon May 19, 2014, 01:15 PM

May 2014

I'd have to to Google for them and I'm too lazy right now. I know, though, I've seen more articles pointing out how drugs need to be researched and made with the sex of the person in mind. Also, as we become an obese nation, the one-size fits all mentality doesn't hold up in that area either. The same dosage of a med is probably not the right thing for a person at 150lbs as for a person at 300lbs. I know in hospitals this is considered when it comes to many meds and anesthesia.

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How feminist biology is challenging science's gender biases [View all] ismnotwasm May 2014 OP

ahh, great !! Leme May 2014 #1

I have been aware for probably thirty years now that SheilaT May 2014 #2

Of course, they rationalized by claiming that they could not get assess the merrily May 2014 #4

This has gone on for a very long time. merrily May 2014 #3

Umm, That sounds like a reason why they SHOULD test females. dballance May 2014 #5

There was one Harvard study, a long time ago, that concluded that males have cycles, too. merrily May 2014 #6

Yep, all the ED and Low-T ads on TV and the web point to a "male menopause." dballance May 2014 #14

A lot of the fear is probably cause scientists fear the cycles contributing to noise anti partisan May 2014 #9

You'd think they'd want to know about that, too Warpy May 2014 #11

On the Plus Side. I know I've recently seen more articles on this subject online. dballance May 2014 #15

Dosages are funny. I've seen 80 pound birdie ladies who needed massive doses of morphine Warpy May 2014 #16

Women fall under the 'from Venus' category. ismnotwasm May 2014 #13

Christina Hoff Sommers is a well established asshole. Ignore her. Gravitycollapse May 2014 #7

Oh I do ismnotwasm May 2014 #12

fem groups have been talking about this for decades oldandhappy May 2014 #8

I remember a researcher reacting in sheer horror when I suggested that he needed to include women Warpy May 2014 #10