Alyson McGregor: Why medicine often has dangerous side effects for women
Alison Makgregor (Alyson McGregor): Zašto lekovi često imaju opasna neželjena dejstva za žene
Alyson McGregor studies women's health, especially as it relates to emergency care -- when time-sensitive, life-or-death decisions are made using drugs and treatments mainly tested on men. Full bio
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and the medications they're prescribing
i lekovi koje prepisuju
da nam pomognu.
always been the case for everyone.
to nije uvek bio slučaj za svakog.
over the past century
tokom proteklog veka
half the population?
in a medical emergency.
u slučaju medicinske hitnosti.
Zar to nije kul?
and stubbed toes,
i ozleda na nožnim prstima,
through the door to the ER,
kroz vrata hitne službe,
or gender of our patients.
o polu ili rodu naših pacijenata.
any differences between men and women.
ikakve razlike između muškaraca i žena.
revealed that 80 percent of the drugs
je pokazala da je 80 odsto lekova
side effects on women
released to the market?
for a drug to go from an idea
da bi lek prešao put od ideje
a regulatory approval process,
kroz regulacioni proces odobravanja,
to prescribe to you?
da vam ga prepiše?
of dollars of funding
od miliona i milijardi dolara
unacceptable side effects
neprihvatljive nuspojave
after that has gone through?
nakon što se prošlo kroz sve to?
used in that laboratory,
koje su korišćene u toj laboratoriji
in the animal studies were male animals,
u životinjskim studijama su mužjaci,
performed almost exclusively on men.
skoro isključivo na muškarcima.
our framework for medical research?
naš okvir za medicinska istraživanja?
popularized in the media,
koji je popularizovan u medijima,
with the sleep aid Ambien.
pomoćnom sredstvu za uspavljivanje.
over 20 years ago,
pre više od 20 godina
of prescriptions have been written,
stotine miliona recepata,
suffer more sleep disorders than men.
od poremećaja sna nego muškarci.
recommended cutting the dose in half
smanjivanje doze upola
that women metabolize the drug
da žene metabolišu lek
in their system.
getting behind the wheel of the car,
for motor vehicle accidents.
as an emergency physician,
kao lekar za hitne slučajeve,
that I've cared for over the years
o kojima sam brinula svih ovih godina
and acted upon 20 years ago
i da se postupalo u skladu sa njom
kada je lek pušten u prodaju.
to be analyzed by gender?
kroz polne razlike?
to protect people
da ne bi postali žrtve
without informed consent.
bez davanja informacija i saglasnosti.
or rules were set into place,
ili pravila postavljeni na svoje mesto,
to protect women of childbearing age
da se zaštite žene u plodnim godinama
medical research studies.
medicinskih ispitivanja.
happened to the fetus during the study?
fetusu za vreme studije?
at this time actually thought
are pretty homogeneous.
su prilično homogena.
fluctuating levels of hormones
nivoa hormona, koje može da poremeti
they could get if they had only men.
ako imaju samo muškarce.
postojala opšta pretpostavka
there was a general assumption
were alike in every way,
jednaki u svakom pogledu,
and sex hormones.
i polnih hormona.
na muškarcima,
applied to women.
kasnije primenjivani na ženama.
of women's health?
sa poimanjem zdravlja žena?
with reproduction:
za reprodukciju:
to as "bikini medicine."
kao o „bikini medicini“.
until about the 1980s,
by the medical community
medicinska zajednica
when they realized that
kada su shvatili da smo ženama,
from all medical research studies
iz svih medicinskih istraživanja,
about the unique needs
o jedinstvenim potrebama
of evidence has come to light
je izašao na videlo
men and women are in every way.
i žene različiti u svakom pogledu.
da deca zapravo imaju
a different physiology than normal adults.
od normalnih odraslih osoba.
specialty of pediatrics came to light.
pedijatrije izašla na svetlost dana
in order to improve their lives.
kako bismo poboljšali njihove živote.
can be said about women.
with boobs and tubes.
sa grudima i jajovodima,
anatomy and physiology
anatomiju i fiziologiju
with the same intensity.
istim intenzitetom.
system, for example.
to try to figure out
pokušavajući da otkrije
completely different heart attacks.
potpuno različite srčane udare.
for both men and women,
i za muškarce i za žene,
of having a heart attack than men.
prve godine od dobijanja srčanog udara.
of crushing chest pain --
na pritiskajući bol u grudima,
will complain of "just not feeling right,"
nego muškaraca požaliće se
da „ne mogu da uhvate dovoljno vazduha“,
women do make up half the population.
žene sačinjavaju polovinu populacije.
to help explain some of these differences?
u objašnjenju nekih od ovih razlika?
are smaller in women compared to men,
kod žena u poređenju sa muškarcima,
develop disease is different
razvijaju oboljenje se razlikuje
if someone is at risk for a heart attack,
da bismo ustanovili
od srčanog udara,
and tested and perfected in men,
testirani i usavršeni na muškarcima,
at determining that in women.
u utvrđivanju toga kod žena.
about the medications --
that we use, like aspirin.
kao što je aspirin.
prevent them from having a heart attack,
u sprečavanju da dobiju srčani udar,
give aspirin to a healthy woman,
ako date aspirin zdravoj ženi,
is a fast-paced business.
koji se radi brzim tempom.
od životnog značaja,
men and women that we could be utilizing?
između muškaraca i žena
get those runny noses
dobijaju kijavicu češće od drugih,
za ozleđene prste na nogama
to those stubbed toes
every cell has a sex.
da svaka ćeija ima pol.
presents themselves in society.
transgendered population.
kod transrodne populacije.
that from the moment of conception,
od trenutka začeća,
the chromosomes that determine
male or female, man or woman.
muškarac ili žena.
chromosomes pictured here --
prikazani na slici ovde -
would be born with ovaries or testes,
sa jajnicima ili testisima
that those organs produced
koje ti organi proizvode
we see in the opposite sex.
koje vidimo kod suprotnog pola.
that theory was wrong --
from the Whitehead Institute,
sa Vajthed Instituta,
Los Anđeles,
that those sex-determining chromosomes
da ti hromozomi koji određuju pol
for our entire lives
for the differences we see
za razlike koje vidimo
between men and women
između muškaraca i žena
and severity of diseases.
i težini bolesti.
that continue to find that evidence,
da pronalaze te dokaze,
to start translating this data
sa prenošenjem tih podataka
of a national organization
nacionalne organizacije
Women's Health Collaborative,
za zdravlje žena,
so that it's available for teaching
tako da budu dostupni za podučavanje
the medical educators to the table.
medicinske edukatore za jednim stolom.
has been done since its inception.
medicinska obuka još od njenog početka.
of incorporating the gender lens
uključivanja rodne perspektive
health care providers correctly.
budućih zdravstvenih radnika.
the Department of Emergency Medicine
u okviru Odeljenja urgentne medicine
in Emergency Medicine,
the differences between men and women
ustanovili razlike između muškaraca i žena
and sepsis and substance abuse,
šlog, sepsa, zloupotreba supstanci,
that education is paramount.
da je obrazovanje od najvećeg značaja.
model of education.
od 360 stepeni.
for the nurses, for the students
bolničare, studente
to the health care leaders.
liderima zdravstvene zaštite.
ovo nije lako.
we think about medicine
na koji razmišljamo o medicini,
to the health care system.
sa sistemom zdravstvene zaštite.
on the wheels of inevitability,
na točkovima neizbežnosti,
towards change is awareness.
medical care for women.
o poboljšanju medicinske nege za žene.
individualized health care for everyone.
zdravstvenoj zaštiti za sve.
medical care for men and women.
medicinsku negu za muškarce i žene
to ask your doctors
are specific to your sex and gender.
specifično namenjeno vašem polu i rodu.
and together we can all learn.
i zajedno možemo da učimo.
and my colleagues in this field,
i moje kolege u ovom polju,
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Alyson McGregor - Women's health pioneerAlyson McGregor studies women's health, especially as it relates to emergency care -- when time-sensitive, life-or-death decisions are made using drugs and treatments mainly tested on men.
Why you should listen
Alyson J. McGregor MD is co-founder and director for the Sex and Gender in Emergency Medicine (SGEM) Division (formerly Women’s Health in Emergency Care) within the Department of Emergency Medicine at Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.
Her group's aim is to establish research and educational endeavors that promote sex- and gender-specific medicine and women’s health as they relate to emergency care. Dr. McGregor received her medical degree at Boston University School of Medicine and residency training at Brown, where she continues to work as an attending physician at RI Hospital Emergency Department. Dr. McGregor is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and also serves as co-director for the SGEM Fellowship and co-founder of the national organization Sex and Gender Women’s Health Collaborative.
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