Publication details
Ženy obtížněji zanechávají kouření: je to vlivem pohlavních hormonů?
| Title in English | Women have greater difficulties in stopping smoking: Are sex hormones implicated? |
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| Year of publication | 2010 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Bezpečnost a hygiena práce |
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| 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. |