Ronnie Milo

While there are no direct studies that have looked at this, some statistics from China plus studies that have looked at the roles of estrogens and androgens on influencing immune function and autoimmunity give us a glimpse of the risks and rewards of being men and women.

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SHR # 2485 :: RLRx: Sex Differences and Coronavirus

Show Notes:

[4:50] Sex difference and the death rate from Corona virus.

• Women seem to have a greater resilience to bacterial and viral infections.
• Higher progesterone and estrogen levels are correlated with higher antibody levels.

[11:20] Birth control jacks up the immune system.

• NK killer cells take a hit.

[25:54] Estrogen crash results in lowered lymphocytes.

• Compounded testosterone with anastrozole combo is probably not the way to go.
• Some guys operate just fine at higher estradiol levels.

[32:26] Leukemia inhibiting factor.

• Cytokine that gets women in trouble with autoimmunity.

[36:49] Asthma and estrogen.

[44;00] Vitamin D and the replication of retroviruses

Show Transcript SHR # 2485 :: RLRx: Sex Differences and Coronavirus