Male sex and heart disease.
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.
Skandhan
K P
KP
Department of Physiology, Government Medical College, Surat, India.
D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D012661:Semen / Q000378:metabolism*; D012737:Sex Factors
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