- Discusses about Sex/gender - specific medicine (SGM)
- Provides easy to follow key points in each chapter
- Covers the latest evidence based approach in SGM
Sex/gender - specific medicine (SGM) is defined as the practice of medicine based on the understanding that biology and social roles are important in men and women for disease prevention, screening, diagnosis, and treatment.
Current research demonstrates differences in disease incidence, symptomatology, morbidity, and mortality based on sex and gender. Sex/gender-specific medicine is a fundamental aspect of tailored therapy and precision medicine. Therefore, the variables must be considered in medical education and practice as well as in research models ranging from human participants, animals and cells.
Gastroenterology is very big and important division of Internal Medicine, which include esophagus, stomach, small and large intestine, pancreatobiliary tract and liver. Nowadays estrogen is known to play a key role in the prevention of colon cancer and progression of liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma, especially in women. This book covers the sex/gender-specific medicine in the area of gastrointestinal (GI) tract in the adults as well as in the pediatrics and in the gut microbiota.
Contents Overview- Why Is Sex/Gender-Specific Medicine Needed?
- Sex/Gender Differences in the Gastrointestinal Diseases
- Metabolism of Sex Hormones
- Esophagus
- Stomach
- Pancreas and Biliary Diseases
- Liver
- Colon
- Gut-Microbiome-Brain Axis
- Sex Difference of Gut or Oral Microbiota
- Overlap Syndrome of Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders
- Sex/Gender Differences in Pediatric Gastrointestinal Diseases
- Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Gastrointestinal Drugs
- Importance of Education in the Sex/Gender-Specific Medicine and Work-Life Balance of Korean Gastroenterologists
