Pathophysiological characteristics of the high female dweller in Peru

Abstract

A description of pathophysiological characteristics of the female high altitude dwellers and a comparison with the female
sea level dweller is performed. The observation takes place from birth to old age. In order to to obtain the original information
national and international bibliographic repositories have been reviewed. During pregnancy altitude fetus are smaller than the
fetus at sea level At the delivery placental size and weight are higher at altitude. The newborn weight is the lower the higher the
altitude is. There are not many differences from infancy to puberty age. The reproductive time is shorter at altitude than at sea level since menarche age begins later and menopause age begins earlier, but the fertility rate remains similar. Adult altitude woman has lower glycemia, higher sensitivity to endogenous insulin, and higher uricemia, hemoglobin, and hematocrit. Pregnancy at altitude has a higher pathophylogical challenge than at sea level. There is little information on older women at altitudes. Acute and chronic high altitude sickness characteristics and other prevalent altitude pathology are revised. It is concluded that altitude female dweller has many pathophysiological differences in relation to sea level female dweller.