title: Male sex and heart disease.
abstract: When averaged on a daily basis, a man loses more iron in semen than a woman in her menses. This shows that periodical loss of iron in women is unlikely to be the factor protecting against heart disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Government Medical College, Surat, India.
authors.forename: K P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Skandhan
mesh_terms: D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D012661:Semen / Q000378:metabolism*; D012737:Sex Factors
chemical_list: D007501:Iron