And this stayed this way until about the 1980s, when this concept was challenged by the medical community and by the public health policymakers when they realized that by excluding women from all medical research studies we actually did them a disservice, in that apart from reproductive issues, virtually nothing was known about the unique needs of the female patient.
Selline mõtteviis valitses kuni 80ndateni mil nii meditsiiniringkondades kui tervishoiupoliitika kujundajate seas hakati aru saama, et naisi  kliinilistest uuringutest kõrvale jättes tehakse neile tegelikult karuteene. Naise organismi eripäradest  ei teatud praktiliselt midagi kui see ei puudutanud otseselt  reproduktiivorganeid.