{"id":29477,"date":"2025-07-10T14:27:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T14:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/progyny.com\/?p=29477"},"modified":"2025-11-05T23:12:18","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T23:12:18","slug":"doctalk-five-conditions-women-face-more-often-than-men","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/progyny.com\/education\/doctalk-five-conditions-women-face-more-often-than-men\/","title":{"rendered":"Five conditions women face more often than men"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"pg-video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"DocTalk 18: Five Conditions Women Face More Often Than Men\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d8Egd5fbyac?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today, we\u2019re talking about 5 conditions that affect women more than men: heart disease, stroke, osteoporosis, thyroid disorders, and UTIs. 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