Estrogen Spares Women’s Hearts, Risks Men’s

Estrogen, one of the sex hormones most closely associated with females, has long been thought to offer women protection from cardiovascular disease and is one of the main reasons many women undergo hormone replacement therapy when the body’s natural supply of estrogen diminishes after menopause.  A recent study reveals that men, too, feel the heart-associated effects of the estrogen their bodies make.  It’s just that, like so many other gender differences, the effect is different between the sexes.  The more estrogen in the bloodstreams of men, the more likelihood of developing heart disease. Read more