How Should We Do Different Approach to Treat Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Gender Difference?
- Author:
Seong-Eun KIM
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Author Information
- Publication Type:REVIEW ARTICLE
- From:The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology 2021;77(5):241-247
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Although not as prominent, there are gender/sex differences in incidence/prevalence, clinical manifestation and disease course, comorbidities, therapeutic response, and patients coping strategy to the disease of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). In this review, current knowledge about gender-specific differences in IBD would be provided and how to apply this in clinical practice be discussed.
