taniaaust1
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I have long believed that the male population is not going to doctors to get a diagnosis and is instead self-medicating and gutting it out. Men generally are not as good about going to doctors as women are.
It is true that men are more likely to hold off going to doctors than many women but I think with this illness, it is one people DO go to the doctors for, both males and females, as CFIDS isnt an illness you can ignore as it affects your ability to work etc, one has no choice but to go to doctors with it sooner or later but yeah.. i agree doctors are often reluctant to give this diagnoses to a man. I remember a guy with CFIDS once saying his doctor had told him when he mentioned the possibility of him having CFIDS, his doctor said "You wouldnt have that, it's a womans illness". So he never offically got a diagnoses.
I think they probably do thou have a good idea of the male and female ratios due to big population study done. Also many CFS specialists talk about the ratio.
Look at other CFIDS sites and see the men there. All ages of men with the same horrible tales that the women have. I would venture that the real true numbers for CFIDS sick are about a 50-50 ratio.
You've got me very curious with this comment as i have never seen a CFS site other than this one which have a lot of men in relation to women. Is there truely one like that?? could you please tell me what site?? (very interested to see that as it would make me have to rethink all my views)