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Source: Society for Women's Health Research (SWHR) Released: Fri 31-Mar-2006, 06:00 ET Printer-friendly Version Woman Shares Personal Story of Clinical Trials Participation LibrariesMedical News KeywordsCLINICAL TRIALS SEX DIFFERENCES NEW YORK PATIENTS Contact Information Available for logged-in reporters onlyDescriptionThe exclusion of women from medical trials before the 1990s has resulted in a lack of knowledge regarding conditions that affect women differently than men.

In a new book about the health differences between the sexes, a New York woman shares her story about being a patient in a clinical trial.

Newswise — Before the 1990s, women were excluded from most major medical research studies.

The exclusion was based on liability concerns and a historical belief by most scientists that women and men were biologically the same except for their reproductive organs.

The lack of research on women compromised the care they received, as doctors and patients had little information about conditions that a...

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