Effects of stress on your emotional and physical health may be worse than you thought.
Although female sex hormones and brain chemistry offer some protection from stress, women are more deeply affected by the physical and emotional effects of stress than men.
Women’s reactions to stress are rooted in their body chemistry. Men have higher androgen levels, while women have higher estrogen levels.
Their brains are also wired differently. Women tend to react to stress differently than men. They don’t respond with the fight or flight response — they’re more apt to negotiate.
