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[–] mirshafie@europe.pub 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Don't try to pretend that treatments specifically for women are not tested on females.

[–] Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip 0 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I'm not pretending anything. Women were rarely including in clinical trials up through the early 90s.

You're assuming I'm wrong because it's absurd. Yes, it was absurd.

[–] mirshafie@europe.pub -1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

You are correct that women were not included in clinical trials for general medications up until fairly recently, and this has arguably lead to slightly worse health outcomes for women. A very narrow group of young, healthy usually white men in their 20s have always been the primary labrats. Women were excluded not because they were forgotten, but because

  • The role of the young female is to churn out babies
  • The role of the young male is to risk and potentially sacrifice his life in service of others.

Absurd? Maybe. Just maybe.

Where you're wrong is your assertion that treatments specifically for women were not tried on women. Progesterone birth control go through the same clinical trials as any other treatment, but let's not pretend that they tried them on a bunch of young men and declared them safe and effective for women.