Stroke: why are women more exposed than men?
In France, one in four women will suffer a stroke during their lifetime. More exposed to stroke than men, women risk after-effects which can also be more severe. Pregnancy and menopause expose women to additional risk factors, as do oral contraceptives and hormone therapy.
How can we explain the higher prevalence of strokes in women?
- Professor Pierre Amarencoprofessor of Neurology. President of Overcoming stroke. Member of the Academy of Medicine and former head of the Neurology department at Bichat Hospital, author of the book Stroke, a women’s story, published by Calmann-Lévy.
Watch the entire show here: Stroke in women
