This guy, Kenneth Perkins, has done a number of studies on factors in cessation efficacy, including one on gender differences. Mercy, you'll like this fact he reported:
Women's risk of myocardial Infarction (heart attack) and stroke are back to that of a never smoker's level after 2 years. Unfortunately, not true for lung cancer.
Misty, he also recommended that women quit during the first half of a menstrual cycle, rather than the last half, becuase of less intense withdrawal symptoms. Duh! PMS anyone? I haven't seen any reference to studies looking more into the hormonal interaction than that, tho.
Another interesting finding, or at least theory based on a bunch of studies, was that women tend to be more strongly influenced, in terms of relpasing, by their triggers than men are. I didn't find anything in his research about this type of support forum, but I sure would be curious to know if what we here are finding is true...it sure helps!
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B]3/22/2007
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 282
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 11,280
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1,917.60
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 39 [B]Hrs:[/B] 9 [B]Mins:[/B] 23 [B]Seconds:[/B] 58
