study: females having worse allergic reactions/ estrogen

[eragon]

http://www.niaid.nih.gov/news/newsreleases/2014/Pages/AllergyGenderDisparity.aspx

[CMdeux]

REALLY explains why girls tend to explode into a high risk demographic for fatalities-- right after puberty. 

I also have to wonder if this might not be a good reason to discuss the possible advantages to progestogen-only hormonal birth control methods over those which contain estrogen analogues.   

Interesting. 

[GoingNuts]

Very interesting.  And while DS is obviously not female, his allergies (seasonal and animal) went totally haywire around the start of puberty - which is when he had a anaphylactic reaction to my friend's poodle. 

[Macabre]

Linking to this thread:

Hormones, sensitivity, and anaphylaxis