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Health costs, according to gender...

  • 01-03-2011 10:41am
    #1
    Jimmy the Wheel
    Closed Accounts Posts: 220 ✭✭


    Regarding an argument in this thread, do women cost more in terms of health costs?

    Or is it an unjustified myth?


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  • #2
    Tree
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 4,757 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tree


    I would imagine that simply living longer would increase their health costs. I do remember reading somewhere that women are also more inclined to visit their doctor than men, but no idea where that was.


  • #3
    lonestargirl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,501 ✭✭✭lonestargirl


    Maternity costs would presumably add a fair bit to the overall costs incurred by women.


  • #4
    amjon.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 403 ✭✭amjon.


    Tree wrote: »
    I do remember reading somewhere that women are also more inclined to visit their doctor than men, but no idea where that was.


    Yes that's definitely true, don't have a ref. but remember reading it a number of times- it's quite a large gap too if I remember correctly.


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