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> but it has been shown that medical care is male-oriented which negative affects female outcomes

I'm new to this idea. Where has it been shown? What level or aspect is it male-oriented? What negative affects are there?

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Symptoms of heart attacks in men and women are different. All the commonly known symptoms are male symptoms to the point that even medical professionals can not realize that a woman is having a heart attack.

Yep. There are plenty of anecdotes out there of women having life-threatening heart issues and being told by their doctor that they are overreacting or suffering from anxiety due to their symptoms differing from male symptoms.

NIH spends 700 million on breast cancer vs 250 million on prostate cancer. This shows a chauvinist and paternalistic attitude toward healthcare for women who are considered by the male dominated government to be children incapable of taking care of themselves and need the support of men.

There are legitimate ways in which medical care is male-oriented. As another commenter says, heart attack symptoms vary by gender but this is not always understood by healthcare practitioners [0].

[0]: https://www.allinahealth.org/healthysetgo/heal/heart-attack-...

Regarding cybersnowflake's comment, I think this is relevant: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe's_law

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