“We need to know if that vaccine is going to be safe for both men and women, and effective for both men and women.'
, she saw that men and women took part, but was disappointed that it did not mention if the data was analyzed by sex.Woitowich said that although the study did not show a results breakdown by sex, it doesn’t mean that analysis isn’t happening, but if it is, it’s not mentioned. Even this is concerning, she said, because sex should be a consideration in a vaccine made for everyone.
Historically, women have been under-researched, in part because fluctuations in their hormones — like estrogen and progesterone — were thought to skew results. But that’s exactly the point, many researchers emphasize. Drugs may work differently in different bodies. And women experience hormonal changes in different life stages, such as childbearing years and menopause.
The NIH suggests studies be designed to take sex into account, have data tabulated by sex and analyzed by sex, and that reports should communicate this as well.
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