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Women-specific disorders Disorders common to men & women: 1) considerations for cardiovascular disease in women - shorter reproductive duration (menarche to menopause) associated with increased risk of heart failure [10] - hyperlipidemia, type 2 diabetes, obesity & tobacco confer greater risk for coronary artery disease in women than in men [12] - presentation of women with atypical chest pain often delays diagnosis of coronary artery disease 2) vegetables (broccoli & spinach) may attentuate cognitive decline women > 60 years of age at higher risk for Alzheimer's disease than for breast cancer [6] male physicians with more exposure to female patients & female physicians have more success treating female patients with myocardial infarction [11]

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cardiovascular disease in women contraception Depression: What Every Woman Should Know gynecologic disease hormone replacement therapy (HRT); estrogen replacement therapy; postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy osteoporosis pregnancy (gestation) Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN) Women's Health Initiative (WHI)

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  12. Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 18, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2018
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