Sex Differences in Human Thermoregulation: Relevance for 2020 and Beyond
Ran Yanovich, Itay Ketko, Nisha Charkoudian
Abstract
The participation of women in physically strenuous athletic and occupational tasks has increased substantially in the past decade. Female sex steroids have influences on thermoregulatory processes that could impact physical performance in the heat. Here, we summarize and evaluate the current literature regarding sex differences in thermoregulation and provide recommendations for heat-illness risk-mitigation strategies.
Topics & Concepts
ThermoregulationRelevance (law)PsychologyHeat illnessBiologyEcologyPolitical scienceGeographyLawMeteorologyThermoregulation and physiological responsesExercise and Physiological ResponsesInfrared Thermography in Medicine