{"id":930,"date":"2022-04-28T21:22:22","date_gmt":"2022-04-28T21:22:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ameriglide.com\/blog\/?p=930"},"modified":"2022-04-29T19:51:57","modified_gmt":"2022-04-29T19:51:57","slug":"women-and-parkinsons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameriglide.com\/blog\/women-and-parkinsons\/","title":{"rendered":"Women and Parkinson\u2019s"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Parkinson\u2019s disease attacks and damages the nerves in the brain. Common side effects of the disease include muscle stiffness, tremors in the head and\/or hands, slowness in movement and impaired balance. But did you know that women are less like likely to develop Parkinson\u2019s? It&#8217;s been reported that they can experience different symptoms outside the common ones and sometimes receive lower quality of care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Women are 1.5 times less likely to develop Parkinson\u2019s than men.<\/strong> It is not 100% known why this is, but researchers at the Parkinson\u2019s Foundation believe that the following factors might play a part:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Environmental factors such as exposure to heavy metals, pesticides, or head injuries<\/li><li>Estrogen levels<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#055097\"><strong>Parkinson&#8217;s Symptoms in Women<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>small handwriting<\/li><li>loss of smell<\/li><li>tremors<\/li><li>hard time sleeping<\/li><li>difficulty moving \/ walking<\/li><li>constipation<\/li><li>a soft voice<\/li><li>stooping over \/ bad posture<\/li><li>depression<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The difference in men and women\u2019s early symptoms is that women have reported tremors as their initial sign, while men report changes in their balance or posture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41531-020-0109-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2020 study<\/a>, they have found that symptoms may appear later in women, resulting that they are unaware they have Parkinson\u2019s in the first place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#055097\"><strong>Treatment Options<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Typical treatment for Parkinson\u2019s includes medications (levodopa) as well as surgery (lesion surgery and deep brain stimulation).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The treatment for Parkinson\u2019s disease in women is the same as it is for men. However, the Parkinson\u2019s Foundation has found that women do not always respond well to the treatments. They tend to have a higher chance of involuntary muscle movement when taking levodopa. Whether its because of a lower body weight, the dosage of the medicine or when Parkinson\u2019s is discovered, doctors have found it difficult to fine-tune the treatment for Parkinson\u2019s in women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#055097\"><strong>Estrogen<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One thing researchers have collected through pattern and research is that estrogen could play a big role into why Parkinson\u2019s is less likely to occur in women. Estrogen helps to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>release dopamine<\/li><li>protect against oxidative stress<\/li><li>protect against damage from inflammation<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>More information on the impact Parkinson&#8217;s has in women can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicalnewstoday.com\/articles\/parkinsons-in-women#causes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>Source:<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicalnewstoday.com\/articles\/parkinsons-in-women#causes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.medicalnewstoday.com\/articles\/parkinsons-in-women#causes<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Parkinson\u2019s disease attacks and damages the nerves in the brain. 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