Al Mayadeen English

  • Ar
  • Es
  • x
Al Mayadeen English

Slogan

  • News
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Sports
    • Arts&Culture
    • Health
    • Miscellaneous
    • Technology
    • Environment
  • Articles
    • Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Blog
    • Features
  • Videos
    • NewsFeed
    • Video Features
    • Explainers
    • TV
    • Digital Series
  • Infographs
  • In Pictures
  • • LIVE
News
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Sports
  • Arts&Culture
  • Health
  • Miscellaneous
  • Technology
  • Environment
Articles
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Blog
  • Features
Videos
  • NewsFeed
  • Video Features
  • Explainers
  • TV
  • Digital Series
Infographs
In Pictures
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • MENA
  • Palestine
  • US & Canada
BREAKING
Government Media Office in Gaza: So far, 7 bodies have been recovered, while two remain under the rubble, in a scene that epitomizes genocide.
Government Media Office in Gaza: 9 children from one family were killed in an Israeli massacre against the "Al-Najjar" family in Khan Yunis.
Gaza Government Media Office: Over 300 miscarriages have occurred among pregnant women due to the lack of essential nutrients.
Gaza Government Media Office: 26 kidney patients have lost their lives due to the absence of nutritional and medical care.
Gaza Government Media Office: 58 Palestinians have died due to malnutrition, and 242 due to lack of food and medicine.
Ranjbaran to Al Mayadeen: There is a difficult path full of challenges ahead for the indirect talks
Ranjbaran to Al Mayadeen: Defending the Resistance, the Palestinian cause, the Lebanese Resistance, and confronting Zionist crimes throughout the entire region are at the top of the Foreign Minister’s agenda
Ranjbaran to Al Mayadeen:Currently, both Tehran and Washington consider uranium enrichment a red line, but the Americans' red line exists only on paper, whereas our red line is inviolable under any circumstances, and the Americans fully understand this
Ranjbaran to Al Mayadeen: Iranian FM Abbas Araghchi will not back down in the face of US pressure or its media tactics aimed at influencing the other party. They know well that he is a seasoned diplomat who will not lose his way
Ranjbaran to Al Mayadeen: "Israel" has proven that it makes decisions on behalf of the Trump administration and is using all its capabilities to sabotage these talks

Estrogen may help fight severe COVID-19: Research

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 18 May 2022 23:58
2 Min Read

New research reveals that hormone replacement therapy may offer women significant protection against COVID-19.

  • x
  • 235 patients had been on a HRT regimen for the previous six months.
    235 patients had been on an HRT regimen for the previous six months.

British researchers who studied over 5,400 women with COVID during the first half of 2020 found out that those who received supplemental estrogen were 78% less likely to pass away within six months of their COVID diagnosis.

Before being diagnosed with COVID, nearly 5% of the women in the study were on hormone replacement therapy (HRT). HRT is used to treat symptoms like hot flashes and insomnia caused by low estrogen and progesterone levels during menopause.

Study author Christopher Wilcox, a primary care and population health academic clinical fellow at the University of Southampton, said that "further research would be required before we could recommend estrogen-containing medications as treatment for COVID." 

He and his colleagues do, however, note that men with COVID are more likely than women to be hospitalized and admitted to an intensive care unit. According to recent data from 38 countries, men are 1.7 times more likely than women to die from COVID.

"Quite a number of studies have shown that higher estrogen levels seem to be associated with lower severity of infectious diseases, including COVID-19," Wilcox said.

"More recently," he stressed, "there have been studies suggesting that there may be a protective effect from estrogen-containing medications, including HRT and the combined oral contraceptive pill."

Nonetheless, he added, the evidence has not been consistent.

Wilcox and his colleagues examined primary care medical records from a large UK database to learn more. By the end of June 2020, 5,451 of the more than 1.8 million women in that database had been diagnosed with COVID.

Following their COVID diagnosis, none were given HRT as a treatment, and the majority had not previously been on hormone therapy.

However, 235 patients had been on an HRT regimen for the previous six months.

The risk of dying within six months of a COVID diagnosis was higher in women who were older, obese, or suffering from other illnesses. Women taking immunosuppressive drugs were also at a higher risk of death.

However, the team determined that those on HRT faced a significantly lower risk.

  • COVID-19
  • Estrogen
  • women health
  • severe COVID-19

Most Read

YAF say struck 'Israel's' Ben-Gurion Airport with missiles, drones

YAF say struck 'Israel's' Ben Gurion Airport with missiles, drones

  • MENA
  • 18 May 2025
Rachel Accurso criticized for speaking out on Gaza children crisis

Ms. Rachel accused of antisemitism for speaking out for Gaza children

  • Politics
  • 20 May 2025
Martyrs, injuries in violent Israeli bombardment of southern Gaza

Israeli operation fails; IOF launch violent strikes on Gaza

  • Politics
  • 19 May 2025
The spokesperson for the Yemeni Armed Forces, Brigadier General Yahya Saree, giving a statement on Friday, April 11, 2025 (Yemeni Military Media)

Yemeni Armed Forces declare Haifa Port under naval siege

  • Politics
  • 20 May 2025

Coverage

All
War on Gaza

Read Next

All
President Donald Trump, left, departs with U.S. Military Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Steven W. Gilland after speaking to United States Military Academy graduating cadets during commencement ceremonies in West Point, N.Y., Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP)
Politics

Trump: US Army not for imposing democracy or culture abroad

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Yad LaBanim Memorial in occupied al-Quds, occupied Palestine, on April 29, 2025 (AP)
Politics

Netanyahu Shin Bet pick opposed prisoner swap deal, stirring outrage

Palestinians struggle to receive cooked food distributed at a community kitchen in the Muwasi area of Khan Younis, in the Gaza Strip, Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP)
Politics

UN refuses to cooperate with 'Israel', US firms in Gaza aid scheme

A woman displaying a portrait of martyred Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, shows her ink-stained thumb after casting her vote at a polling station during municipal elections in the town of Nabatieh, south Lebanon, Saturday, May 24, 2025 (AP)
Politics

Lebanon concludes municipal elections amid Israeli strikes on south

Al Mayadeen English

Al Mayadeen is an Arab Independent Media Satellite Channel.

All Rights Reserved

  • x
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Authors
Android
iOS