Dr. Stacy Sims

And they're learning from algorithms based on male data. So even now, healthcare is still heavily male-oriented. So when we start looking at why women haven't been included or why women have been generalized to male data, it's just been the nature of how things have developed.

And they're learning from algorithms based on male data. So even now, healthcare is still heavily male-oriented. So when we start looking at why women haven't been included or why women have been generalized to male data, it's just been the nature of how things have developed.

Now that we're aware of it and now we have more research money coming into women's health, we're starting to see a change. And part of the two definitive moments in healthcare research that really invoked this change, one was when we started seeing a lot of incidences with Ambien and the dosage of medicines where women were getting into a lot of accidents, car accidents.

Now that we're aware of it and now we have more research money coming into women's health, we're starting to see a change. And part of the two definitive moments in healthcare research that really invoked this change, one was when we started seeing a lot of incidences with Ambien and the dosage of medicines where women were getting into a lot of accidents, car accidents.

after they take an Ambien because it was still in their system the next morning.

after they take an Ambien because it was still in their system the next morning.

It's a sleep aid. Okay. It's a prescription strength sleep aid. So then people are like, whoa, what's going on here? Oh, the dosage for 180-pound man is the same as 120-pound woman. And we also know that there's differences in body composition and metabolism. So a 180-pound man can take this dose and be fine in the morning, but a 120-pound woman can't take that same dose and be fine in the morning.

It's a sleep aid. Okay. It's a prescription strength sleep aid. So then people are like, whoa, what's going on here? Oh, the dosage for 180-pound man is the same as 120-pound woman. And we also know that there's differences in body composition and metabolism. So a 180-pound man can take this dose and be fine in the morning, but a 120-pound woman can't take that same dose and be fine in the morning.

And then we have COVID and the outcomes of long COVID and the differences between the sexes with regards to women ended up with more long COVID, men ended up dying. So then during the COVID time period, people were like, whoa, there's sex differences in the outcomes of this disease. We have to really start looking at that.

And then we have COVID and the outcomes of long COVID and the differences between the sexes with regards to women ended up with more long COVID, men ended up dying. So then during the COVID time period, people were like, whoa, there's sex differences in the outcomes of this disease. We have to really start looking at that.

So there are slow things that are really impactful on society that now people are starting to step and say, wait, we have to really look at women as women. We have to look at men as men.

So there are slow things that are really impactful on society that now people are starting to step and say, wait, we have to really look at women as women. We have to look at men as men.

There's always an impact of hormones. When we're looking at the overlay of hormones and sex hormones and then the protocols that have been developed, they don't take into account estrogen, progesterone, and to some extent testosterone.

There's always an impact of hormones. When we're looking at the overlay of hormones and sex hormones and then the protocols that have been developed, they don't take into account estrogen, progesterone, and to some extent testosterone.

So if we're looking at injury and the way that estrogen makes more laxative ligaments, so that means that our ligaments become more lax when estrogen comes up, which is why people assume that around ovulation is when people will have more ACL tears. It's not because we also see that progesterone comes in and can have a different effect on the tendons.

So if we're looking at injury and the way that estrogen makes more laxative ligaments, so that means that our ligaments become more lax when estrogen comes up, which is why people assume that around ovulation is when people will have more ACL tears. It's not because we also see that progesterone comes in and can have a different effect on the tendons.

But that isn't accounted for in a lot of the protocols that are out there for training and prevention of overtraining. We see that when we're looking at male and testosterone, there tends to be the more testosterone, the better for developing muscle and recovery. But that's not necessarily true either.

But that isn't accounted for in a lot of the protocols that are out there for training and prevention of overtraining. We see that when we're looking at male and testosterone, there tends to be the more testosterone, the better for developing muscle and recovery. But that's not necessarily true either.

So there's nuances in the sociocultural idea around sex hormones that also impact on our actual guidelines and protocols.

So there's nuances in the sociocultural idea around sex hormones that also impact on our actual guidelines and protocols.