Sex/Gender-Specific Medicine in the Gastrointestinal Diseases

Sex/gender - specific medicine (SGM) is defined as the practice of
medicine based on the understanding that biology and social roles are
important in men and women for disease prevention, screening, diagnosis,
and treatment. Current research demonstrates differences in disease
incidence, symptomatology, morbidity, and mortality based on sex and
gender. Sex/gender-specific medicine is a fundamental aspect of tailored
therapy and precision medicine. Therefore, the variables must be
considered in medical education and practice as well as in research
models ranging from human participants, animals and cells.
Gastroenterology is very big and important division of Internal
Medicine, which include esophagus, stomach, small and large intestine,
pancreatobiliary tract and liver. Nowadays estrogen is known to play a
key role in the prevention of colon cancer and progression of liver
cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma, especially in women. This book
covers the sex/gender-specific medicine in the area of gastrointestinal
(GI) tract in the adults as well as in the pediatrics and in the gut
microbiota.