Stroke: why are women more exposed than men?

2024-10-22 04:00:00

In France, one in four women will suffer a stroke in their lifetime. More exposed to stroke than men, women risk consequences that can be even more serious. Pregnancy and menopause expose women to additional risk factors, as do oral contraceptives and hormone therapy.

More exposed to stroke than men, women risk consequences that can be more serious. Getty Images – Evgeniy Shkolenko

How can we explain the higher prevalence of stroke in women?

• Professor Pierre Amarencoprofessor of Neurology. President of Overcome the stroke. Member of the Academy of Medicine and former head of the Neurology department of the Bichat Hospital, author of the book Stroke, a story of women, published by Calmann-Lévy.

Watch the entire show here: Stroke in women

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