As physicians for example, we are trained to treat uterine disease in women and prostate disease in men, because these organs are specific to only one of the sexes.
Breast cancer is a disease that can be considered gender-specific .
Although breast cancer is found in both sexes, the vast majority occurs in the female. Coronary Artery Heart Disease occurring before 50 years of age can be considered gender-specific because the vast majority of coronary artery disease is found in the male. There is a gender-specific aspect to midlife menopausal changes experienced by both women and men as well. Fortunately, in women overt medically-recognized symptoms result in their reversal with hormonal replacement. Unfortunately, in men symptoms often are not identified as menopausal, even by the physician.