[Comment] Why investing in women's health is a societal imperative

Women spend 9 years of their lives in poor health, which is 25% more than men.1 For women, these years are not confined to the end of life, but centred earlier in life from menarche up to menopause.1 Over the past decade, substantial sex differences in disease presentation, progression, and treatment response have been recognised in conditions affecting both men and women, for example, in cardiovascular disease. In addition, there are disorders that occur exclusively in women and girls.2 These female-specific disorders are benign but burdensome conditions that affect the female reproductive organs or the hormonal systems regulating them.