Sex Hormones and the immune system. Men and women

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

3. Will Hormone Therapy
Protect You?

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?