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Dec. 6th, 2001 09:58 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
singularity75Men 'Stressed in the Womb'
Scientists believe men may be naturally more inclined to suffer from stress, even before birth. Research carried out at the University of Cambridge, Britain, suggests men may be predisposed to stress because they release more of the stress hormone cortisol than women. Scientists examined levels of the hormone in unborn lambs and found that males released twice as much cortisol as females. They believe the findings, presented to the Society for Endocrinology's annual meeting, can also be applied to humans and may explain why the two sexes respond differently to stress.
Scientists believe men may be naturally more inclined to suffer from stress, even before birth. Research carried out at the University of Cambridge, Britain, suggests men may be predisposed to stress because they release more of the stress hormone cortisol than women. Scientists examined levels of the hormone in unborn lambs and found that males released twice as much cortisol as females. They believe the findings, presented to the Society for Endocrinology's annual meeting, can also be applied to humans and may explain why the two sexes respond differently to stress.
