Doctors found out why women are always cold hands
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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Many people could notice that female representatives, regardless of the temperature of the environment, hands and feet often turn out to be colder than men. Specialists from the United States found that this pattern is related to the physiological characteristics of the female body and is not related to various kinds of diseases.
To date, many women are concerned about this feature of their body and doctors record a large number of cases when they are approached for help and advice. More often than not, limbs can not keep warm, people blame blood circulation disorders and changes in the hormone level. Both the first and second versions of the answer are not far from the truth.
Specialists say that the "cold hands" are affected by the natural process that occurs in the female body. Vasoconstriction is a narrowing of the lumen of all blood vessels, especially arterial blood vessels. With the normal width of blood vessels, blood is quickly distributed throughout the body, which ensures a uniform body temperature.
The human body is designed in such a way that when it feels very cold, the capillaries on the surface of the body are closed, and the flow of blood quite sharply goes to the important internal organs: the liver, the heart, the lung. The female organism reacts to the minimum cold much faster and more sharply than the male. This difference is due to the fact that women are more sensitive to changes in the environment, especially to the cold, and they need a lot more time to warm up. Hands and feet often remain cold due to the fact that part of the blood rushes to the central organs of the body and does not have time to return back to the limbs.
When a woman is in the cold, the amount of blood flowing to the limbs is about 0.025 liters per minute, when the maximum speed of blood movement in the human body is about 2-2.5 liters per minute. It turns out that the hands and feet of the female body unconsciously "sacrifice" themselves and their dose of blood for the preservation of other vital organs. Due to lack of blood in the frost limbs become white, then they take even a cyanotic shade, the first organs that suffer from severe frostbite are arms and legs.
If we talk about the characteristics of the female body, then we can note the following: the temperature of the body affects the hormone estrogen. This hormone regulates peripheral circulation. Body temperature in women has the ability to change frequently during the menstrual cycle, when the level of estrogen is unstable in the body.
It is worth noting that the above are only the main and most common reasons for the fact that women are more likely to freeze and have cold hands. In addition to natural causes, poor blood circulation can be associated with vegetovascular dystonia. If you periodically have severe dizziness, an unreasonable headache and pursues a constant state of fatigue, it is recommended to see a doctor for a qualified diagnosis.
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