St. Louis, a researcher at the University of Washington's School of Medicine, recently claimed that low levels of the sex hormone testosterone in men increase the risk of complications. Abhinav Diwan, a professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Washington, said the presence of testosterone in the body at the time of coronary heart disease was thought to be harmful. But research has found the opposite is true for men. Corona-infected people who have low levels of testosterone in their body do not have more corona in their body. Compared to those who have high levels of this sex hormone in their body, Corona cannot affect their body in that way.
To prove this point, blood samples were collected from 90 male and 82 female covid patients at Barnis and Jaish Hospitals in St. Louis. Hormone levels in the blood are also measured. For the first time, 3, 6, 14, and 28 days after the blood sample was collected, the researchers collected their blood again and checked the levels of hormones in the body.
In the case of men, only the presence of testosterone is associated with the coronavirus, the study found. Men with mild symptoms have an average of 151 nanograms of testosterone in their body. Meanwhile, in the case of critically ill male covid patients, the amount is 45 nanograms. Research has shown that low levels of testosterone in the body increase the tendency to keep the victim on a ventilator. In the case of corona coronavirus, the absence of testosterone in the male body can lead to more than one disease.
According to a report published in the journal Nature in 2020, coronaviruses are three times more prevalent in men than in women. Testosterone is the most common cause of coronavirus death in men, says research.
