The feminine hormonal system responds to high doses of alcohol less stronger than a man's system. This can be a built-in biological mechanism that protects the fetus in the early stages of pregnancy. This conclusion was reached by the scientists from the University of California, San Diego. The study was published by "Alcohol." Clinical & Experimental Research "(Acer) magazine.
66 young people aged 21 to 25, including 35 women, took part in the study. All participants did not have a history of mental disorders and did not abuse psychoactive materials. Scientists have assessed how acute alcohol intensions affect the body's physiological and hormonal reactions, including stress levels.
Participants drank a drink with 20% alcohol content. Then the experts controlled their exhaled alcohol level, blood pressure, body temperature, heart pulses and blood pressure concentrations. These figures have been recorded several times in the next few hours.
Despite such a level of poisoning in men and women, their bodies have responded differently. Men had higher blood pressure and stress hormones such as cortisol and corticotropin, greater excrement. These changes have been less pronounced in women.
Even after the exclusion of women with hormonal contraceptives or excluding gastrointestinal symptoms, the gender differences in the response were maintained.
Researchers believe that this muted response could be a part of an evolutionary mechanism that minimizes the impact of stressful factors, including alcohol on a woman's reproductive system and a potentially developing fetus. It can also partially explain the differences between the stress of men and women and dependents.
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