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replied with disgust, "How could you know how I feel?" That was a lesson. • How could I understand her spot unless, as they say, I've walked in her moccasins? It is safe to say that no one knows exactly how the other person feels, and that goes double for men knowing how women feel. How could I understand? I'm a guy. • Let's talk about differences. Women have many of the same medical conditions as men; however these same diseases can come out differently in women than in men, take heart pain for example. Women can have some illnesses more frequently than men, like osteoporosis, and gallbladder disease. And then there are some conditions, which are completely unique to women such as pregnancy and menstrual pain. Women are not the same as men. • But we are all human beings. One half of all that I am came from my Mother who is all woman, I should add. What's more, my world is surrounded by women, to include my practice partner (a nurse practitioner) and our nurse; the nurses at the hospital; the producer of this TV show; my Mom; wife; and daughter to mention a few. I should know something about how a woman feels. • And did you realize that fifty per cent of all medical students now graduating are women? That's a good thing for several reasons, but maybe the best consequence (Continued on page 5)
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