> To explain the discrepancy, the researchers point to past studies that have shown female physicians are more likely to provide preventive care and psychosocia

> To explain the discrepancy, the researchers point to past studies that have shown female physicians are more likely to provide preventive care and psychosocial counseling. Female doctors are also more likely to adhere to clinical guidelines. It doesn't seem like it'd be too difficult to teach men the importance of these things, though it might be a systemic thing (i.e. boys and girls getting taught different things about interacting with others from an early age, leading to different ways of thinking later in life). I'd like to know why men are less likely to do these things - an assumption that it's something intrinsic to male biology would be a huge leap.