There are three reasons why women tend to be afraid of cold

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Every autumn and winter, many women go to the hospital because of their cold hands and feet. This condition is called "cold sensation" in medicine. There are three main reasons why women are afraid of cold. Let's take a look at the following.

There are three reasons why women tend to be afraid of cold

First: insufficient thyroid secretion - thyroxine has the function of "generating heat", which can increase the basic metabolism of the human body, accelerate the blood circulation of the skin and increase the heat. When thyroxine secretion is insufficient, due to less heat production, so afraid of cold. Hypothyroidism patients, due to insufficient synthesis, secretion or biological effect of thyroid hormone, are more likely to be afraid of cold than others. In addition, studies have shown that: people with low cold tolerance, blood iron content is insufficient, and often accompanied by a decrease in plasma thyroxine, and women mainly because of menstruation lead to iron loss.

Second: lower estrogen - young women because of the high content of estrogen in the body, the body's heat is easy to be converted into fat stored in the subcutaneous, metabolism is slow, the synthesis of heat is greater than decomposition, so that the body's heat release is less, maintain body temperature. However, menopausal women aged 45 to 55 are more likely to be afraid of cold due to decreased estrogen levels, abnormal central function and poor blood circulation.

Third: Raynaud's syndrome - cold hands and feet, but also pay attention to vasculitis, peripheral neuritis and Raynaud's syndrome. Raynaud's disease is more common in women, the age of onset is between 20 to 40 years old, and it is more severe in cold season. If the hands turn white, then red or purple when they are exposed to cold air or soaked in cold water, we must pay enough attention to it. These are the manifestations of Raynaud's syndrome, suggesting that there are some abnormalities or even serious diseases in the body, such as lupus erythematosus, Sjogren's syndrome, dermatomyositis, systemic sclerosis, etc.

matters needing attention

Many patients, they often a few years or even more than a decade ago that appeared Reynolds phenomenon, but did not cause enough attention, that is "frostbite". When the weather gets warmer, their symptoms tend to lighten, so they gradually fade away.