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HORMONES AND IMMUNITY
Dr. Natasha Iyer, www.better4life.ca
Dr.Shabnam Das Kar, www.drkarmd.com
What Is Known?
Covid 19: Worse outcome in
• >65 years
• With high blood pressure
• Heart disease
• Obesity
• Type 2 Diabetes
• Smoking
• Chronic Lung Disease
• Men
Will Hormone Therapy
Protect You?
• Hormone Therapy (HT) and Influenza vaccine
• HT and immune cells
• HT and inflammation.
Estrogen on skin versus oral
Progesterone versus progestin/progestogen
Progesterone and sleep
MEN , HORMONES AND COVID 19
• Low testosterone in men and worse outcome.
• Low testosterone and metabolism.
• Estrogen patch and progesterone injections trial in Covid 19. Report
awaited.
SUMMARY
• If you are on HT, please stay on it.
• Should you start HT for prevention of Covid 19?

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Hormones and immunity

  • 1. HORMONES AND IMMUNITY Dr. Natasha Iyer, www.better4life.ca Dr.Shabnam Das Kar, www.drkarmd.com
  • 2. What Is Known? Covid 19: Worse outcome in • >65 years • With high blood pressure • Heart disease • Obesity • Type 2 Diabetes • Smoking • Chronic Lung Disease • Men
  • 4. • Hormone Therapy (HT) and Influenza vaccine • HT and immune cells • HT and inflammation. Estrogen on skin versus oral Progesterone versus progestin/progestogen Progesterone and sleep
  • 5. MEN , HORMONES AND COVID 19 • Low testosterone in men and worse outcome. • Low testosterone and metabolism. • Estrogen patch and progesterone injections trial in Covid 19. Report awaited.
  • 6. SUMMARY • If you are on HT, please stay on it. • Should you start HT for prevention of Covid 19?