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Review
. 2021 Oct 6;9(3):e074.
doi: 10.21142/2523-2754-0903-2021-074. eCollection 2021 Jul-Sep.

[Salivary cortisol concentrations according to gender in the different stages of human development. A review of the literature]

[Article in Spanish]
Isaac Francisco Gómez  1 , Virginia Cecilia Rosende  1 , Rolando Pablo Alejandro Juárez  1
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[Salivary cortisol concentrations according to gender in the different stages of human development. A review of the literature]

[Article in Spanish]
Isaac Francisco Gómez et al. Rev Cient Odontol (Lima). .

Abstract
in English, Spanish

Salivary cortisol secretion (Corts) is an individual adaptation reflex to internal / external stressors, which involves several biological and social factors. The aim of this study was to perform a review on variations in Corts concentrations in relation to biological differences of sex and gender socialization in the different stages of human development. MEDLINE / PubMed and Google Scholar were used to search for scientific evidence. 20 original English-language articles published from 2010-2020 were selected, including clinical trials and observational studies. The relationship between Corts and gender was historically discussed considering evolutionary and biological aspects. However, it cannot be explained as a cause-effect view and depends on unique sociocultural factors, which in sensitive periods of human development alter the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and condition coping with stress.

La secreción del cortisol salival (Corts) es un reflejo de la adaptación de los individuos a los estresores internos/externos, con varios factores involucrados: biológicos y sociales. El objetivo de este estudio fue realizar una investigación documental sobre las variaciones de la concentración del Corts en relación con las diferencias biológicas de sexo y socialización de género, en las diferentes etapas del desarrollo humano. Para la búsqueda de la evidencia científica se utilizaron Medline/PubMed y Google Académico. Se seleccionaron 20 artículos originales, en idioma inglés, publicados en el periodo 2010-2020, incluidos ensayos clínicos y estudios observacionales. La relación entre Corts y género se discutió históricamente considerando los aspectos evolutivos y biológicos; sin embargo, no puede explicarse como una visión causa-efecto. Depende de factores socioculturales únicos que, en periodos sensibles del desarrollo humano, alteran el eje hipotalámico-pituitario-adrenal y condicionan el afrontamiento del estrés.

Keywords: age groups; cortisol; gender; saliva.

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