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Why are women affected more by heatwaves? A doctor explains | News
A doctor is more affected by the heat waves because of their differences in women’s body fat, hormones and how they regulate heat.
Doctor Amir Khan Say Lorraine On Friday, July 11, when the hormone progesterone rises, it can increase the nuclear body temperature of women up to 1 ° F.
“For women, this is the second half of this menstrual cycle, this is the highest progesterone,” he said.
He explained that women did not sweat either Men rely on other cooling mechanisms to miscarriage, such as bringing blood to the surface of the skin.
Dr Khan added, “slower and less effective than sweat from your skin,” he added.
He said that women tend to have percentage of body fat percentage than men and make it difficult for the heat to escape.
