Why asthma affects women more than men

Sensing testosterone, the lymphoid cells stop multiplying thus preventing severe asthma in men.

A new study has found that testosterone protects males from developing asthma. This is a lung disease that causes breathing difficulties among those suffering from it.

The researchers noted that the results of the study, published in the Experimental Medicine journal, explain why girls are twice as likely to develop asthma after puberty as boys. Yet, during childhood years, the disease is more common in boys than girls.

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Note: The results are not exact but very close to the actual.