#Sex and Catheter Ablation for Ventricular #Tachycardia

http://cardiology.jamanetwork.com/mobile/article.aspx?articleid=2546029

Conclusions and Relevance In 12 high-volume ablation centers, women with structural heart disease have worse VT-free survival following ablation than men. Whether this is owing to differences in referral pattern, arrhythmia substrate, or undertreatment requires further study.

#Sex differences in episodic #memory in early midlife: impact of reproductive aging.

http://mobile.journals.lww.com/menopausejournal/_layouts/15/oaks.journals.mobile/articleviewer.aspx?year=9000&issue=00000&article=97879

This study demonstrated that, in early midlife, women outperformed age-matched men across all memory measures, but sex differences were attenuated for postmenopausal women. Initial learning and memory retrieval were particularly vulnerable, whereas memory consolidation and storage were preserved. Findings underscore the significance of the decline in ovarian estradiol production in midlife and its role in shaping memory function

#Sex differences in parent-reported executive functioning and adaptive behavior in children and young adults with #autism spectrum disorder
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/aur.1811/abstract;jsessionid=2D63CB98F175F46007684DAABB288865.f03t02

This study is the largest to date examining executive function and adaptive skills in females with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Its primary aim was to utilize parent ratings of real-world executive functioning and adaptive behavior to better understand whether females with ASD differ from males with ASD in these areas of everyday functioning.

Our results indicate relative weaknesses for females compared to males diagnosed with ASD on executive function and daily living skills. These differences occur in the absence of sex differences in our sample in age, IQ, clinician ratings of core ASD symptomatology, parent ratings of ADHD symptoms, and parent-reported social and communication adaptive skills on the VABS. These findings indicate specific liabilities in real world EF and daily living skills for females with ASD and have important implications for targeting their treatments

Painful #sex and bladder problems take toll on women's libido during #menopause
New study provides added insights as to why women become less sexually active as they age
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-10/tnam-psa100617.php

As women age, sexual activity typically declines. But that doesn't necessarily mean they are no longer interested in sex. The problem for many is physical. A new study demonstrates the impact on sexual activity of postmenopausal women as a result of vulvovaginal atrophy and lower urinary tract problems.

In recent years the medical community adopted the terminology "genitourinary syndrome of menopause" (GSM) to more accurately refer to the collective vaginal and bladder problems that affect many women during menopause. In simpler terms, GSM includes symptoms of painful sex as a result of a thinning of the vaginal walls, along with bladder problems that can lead to urine leakage during sexual activity, as well as during other unpredictable times. As part of this new study, researchers assessed the impact of these symptoms on a woman's ability to be sexually active and enjoy the sexual experience

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#Sex differences in risk factors for myocardial #infarction: cohort study of UK Biobank participants

https://www.bmj.com/content/363/bmj.k4247

.. Higher blood pressure indices, smoking intensity, body mass index, and the presence of diabetes were associated with an increased risk of MI in men and women, but associations were attenuated with age. In women, systolic blood pressure and hypertension, smoking status and intensity, and diabetes were associated with higher hazard ratios for MI compared with men: ratio of hazard ratios 1.09 (95% confidence interval 1.02 to 1.16) for systolic blood pressure, 1.55 (1.32 to 1.83) for current smoking, 2.91 (1.56 to 5.45) for type 1 diabetes, and 1.47 (1.16 to 1.87) for type 2 diabetes. There was no evidence that any of these ratios of hazard ratios decreased with age (P>0.2). With the exception of type 1 diabetes, the incidence of MI was higher in men than in women for all risk factors.

Conclusions Although the incidence of MI was higher in men than in women, several risk factors were more strongly associated with MI in women compared with men. Sex specific associations between risk factors and MI declined with age, but, where it occurred, the higher relative risk in women remained. As the population ages and the prevalence of lifestyle associated risk factors increase, the incidence of MI in women will likely become more similar to that in men.

The #sex gap in #bladder cancer survival — a missing link in bladder #cancer care?

https://2medical.news/2023/10/28/the-sex-gap-in-bladder-cancer-survival-a-missing-link-in-bladder-cancer-care/

Associations of #sex-related and #thyroid-related #hormones with risk of metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty #liver disease in T2DM patients

https://2medical.news/2024/07/16/associations-of-sex-related-and-thyroid-related-hormones-with-risk-of-metabolic-dysfunction-associated-fatty-liver-disease-in-t2dm-patients/