EndoPod19 Jul 2020

Influence of Biological Sex of COVID-19

Welcome back to EndoPod! This week, we'll be exploring why female patients are doing better with COVID-19 than male patients. Can we use this knowledge to somehow help male patients recover better? Sit back and enjoy!

Disclaimer:

The use of the words women or females/men or males throughout this podcast is in reference to biological sex (XX and XY chromosomes respectively). Furthermore, this information is not applicable to all females as many other factors determine the course of COVID-19 in patients, such as ethnicity. This is a depiction of the effects of oestrogen alone on the coronavirus.

Aberdeen University Endocrinology Society are a student lead organisation. All information provided in this podcast are intended for educational purposes. This podcast is not intended to replace the advice of a qualified health professional. The students involved in the making of this episode are in the 3rd year of MBChB studies (Hepsi Xavier)

References:

https://covid.joinzoe.com/post/covid-hormones-oestrogen

https://megsmenopause.com/2020/03/21/oestrogen-and-covid-19/

https://www.newsonhealth.co.uk/news/menopausal-women-taking-hrt-may-have-increased-protection-from-covid-19

https://covid.joinzoe.com/post/webinars

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7192108/

https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04359329

https://www.menshealthforum.org.uk/covid-19-statistics-england-wales

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5450662/

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.03.26.20043943v1.full.pdf

https://theconversation.com/why-do-more-men-die-from-coronavirus-than-women-136038

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/andr.12836

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