Heart Health: How Hormones Control the Female Body. There are also differences between men and women when it comes to heart health.
The difference between the male and female bodies can be seen most clearly in the female hormone estrogen. In women, estrogen is the main hormone, so they particularly benefit from its proven protective effect on the blood vessels and are protected from cardiovascular and vascular diseases for a long time. In men, the proportion is naturally low,” explains gender medicine specialist Prof. Burkhard Sievers from the German Heart Foundation.