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Skin and hormones: why women are more affected

Published the Updated By Sacha Tembe and Jeanne Fenouil

Estrogen, progesterone, testosterone: these hormones also influence how our skin responds to disease. At the Institut Pasteur, researchers are studying why certain inflammatory skin conditions, such as Verneuil's disease, primarily affect women.
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Peau et Hormones

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© Script: Jeanne Fenouil and Sacha Tembe - Filmmaking: Jeanne Fenouil (video in french, english subtitles available translated by AI)

 

Men and women: a question of hormones... and skin.

Estrogen, progesterone, testosterone: these messengers also influence how our skin reacts to disease.

Take Verneuil's disease, for example:

  • 70% of cases affect women.
  • Symptoms evolve according to the hormonal cycle.

Why do certain inflammatory skin diseases affect women more?

How do hormonal variations during the menstrual cycle or pregnancy alter the balance between inflammation and repair?

At the Institut Pasteur, researchers are tackling these questions, which have yet to be fully explored.