Us Top Ten Menopause Questions for your Doctor. Women utilize the health care system more than men Women suffer from certain diseases more often than men Women and men respond differently to medical treatment and exhibit different physiological and mental symptoms of the same disease Women spend more money for health care than men and more often influence spending decisions than men.
Women utilize the health care system more than men.
Nationwide, two-thirds of all hospital procedures are performed on women. Women live an average of 7 years long than men. In 1900, the life expectancy for women was only 48 years. Today, the average woman goes through menopause at age 51 and has a life expectancy of 79 years. As a result, the years beyond menopause will account for a full third of a woman s life and half of her adult life.