I am a German living in Kronobergs län (Southern Sweden) and discovered some gender biases in the health care system.
For example: – Women get free breast cancer screenings, while there is no prostate cancer screening for men. – Girls and young women receive free contraception, while men cannot get free vasectomies. – Girls and young women can get free vaccinations against HPV, whereas men cannot. – There was a fourth issue, but I forgot it (will add it later).
I contacted the patient board (patientnämnden) to inquire about this. The result was, as expected, that they don't really see a problem with this, as it is the law.
My question to the Swedes on this sub:
Are you aware of those or similar biases in the health care system of your county/region?
Edit: Additionally, women can also get tested for HPV (human papillomavirus) infections for free, whereas men are not entitled to this, even though it can cause penis, anus, mouth, or throat cancer in men.
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