Well, diagnosis relies on hard data and empathy. It is a personal observation of mine (male) that women have general higher empathy. For medicine in particular

Well, diagnosis relies on hard data and empathy. It is a personal observation of mine (male) that women have general higher empathy. For medicine in particular, female biology forces you to experience symptoms and treatments earlier, more often (male teenagers do not experience menstruation and OB/GYN visits, to spell it out). I can absolutely see how this shapes behavior. A lot of patients complain about western medicines inhuman conveyor belt methods, which plays into this. Diagnosis practices in TCM are wondrous in comparison (male and female!).