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Ženy obtížněji zanechávají kouření: je to vlivem pohlavních hormonů?

Title in English Women have greater difficulties in stopping smoking: Are sex hormones implicated?
Authors

HRUBÁ Drahoslava FIALA Jindřich NEBESKÁ Kateřina SOŠKA Vladimír

Year of publication 2010
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Bezpečnost a hygiena práce
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Medicine

Citation
Keywords Hormonal contraceptives; Menstrual cycle; Smoking cessation
Description Gender differences in the successful treatment of smoking dependence have been identified; women have greater difficulties in quitting smoking compared to men. Women reported higher levels of withdrawal symptoms and craving and diminished effectiveness of nicotine replacement therapy. Sex hormones, especially estrogen, may play a role both in the metabolism of nicotine, Cortisol concentrations, carving, withdrawal symptoms and risk of relapse.

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