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

• Autores: Gómez, Isaac Francisco, Rosende, Virginia Cecilia, Juárez, Rolando Pablo Alejandro
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2021
• Institución: Universidad Científica del Sur
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad Científica del Sur
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:revistas.cientifica.edu.pe:article/853
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistas.cientifica.edu.pe/index.php/odontologica/article/view/853
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: cortisol; saliva; genero; grupos de edad; gender; age groups

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.