Something that’s been widely reported but not widely explained other than just ‘it’s hormones’ is the degree to which women experience a flare of their symptoms every month with their cycle. Why would having a period make your Long Covid worse? Well, in this film I talk to world leading MCAS expert Dr Tania Dempsey about why women suffer more frequently than men, why they are more likely to suffer from certain chronic disease and just why those times of the month get so much worse than they were already.

CONTENTS:
0:00 Introduction
0:25 Which chronic diseases predominantly affect women?
1:22 How commonly accepted are the reasons why?
3:50 How do women present vs men with LC?
5:50 Why is LC worse at time of month?
10:10 How widely accepted is MCAS?
13:25 Treatment
18:08 Gender bias in chronic illness
22:31 Conclusion

References:
The Role of MCAS in Long Covid | With Dr Lawrence Afrin
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