What is the reason for a prominent Adam's apple in women?

Under normal circumstances, women have a relatively gentle and perfect neck curve, while the Adam's apple is a unique feature of men and an important sign of male development. Logically speaking, the Adam's apple only appears on men, but some women also have very prominent Adam's apples, which leads to many misunderstandings in daily life. Many female friends don’t understand the reason for this. So what is the cause of a prominent Adam’s apple in women?

1. The human throat is made up of 11 pieces of cartilage as a support structure, among which the most important and largest one is called thyroid cartilage. The laryngeal cartilage begins to grow and develop when the fetus is two months old, and continues to grow every year until 5 to 6 years after birth. However, the growth and development of the laryngeal cartilage basically stops from the age of five or six to puberty. The thyroid cartilage is the same size in both men and women during childhood. After entering puberty, the male hormone secretion increases, the upper part of the anterior corner of the thyroid cartilage plates on both sides expands rapidly, and protrudes forward to form the Adam's apple. At the same time, the laryngeal cavity also expands significantly, almost 6 times that of a newborn baby, which makes the boy's original crisp voice become a deep and thick adult voice.

2. The appearance of Adam's apple in women may be a genetic factor. The characteristics of the previous generation, such as height, weight, facial features, and of course the size of the Adam's apple, are all inherited by genes to the next generation. If the father's Adam's apple is very prominent, then the daughter's Adam's apple is also likely to be more prominent than the average person. It may also be an endocrine imbalance. The estrogen that dominates a woman's body is female hormone, and the content of male hormone is very small. However, if due to physical diseases, such as pituitary tumors, ovarian failure, etc., resulting in endocrine imbalance, the body's androgen content will increase or relatively increase, and then immediately there will be prominent Adam's apple, wider voice and more hairy male characteristics.

3. A beautiful girl’s prominent Adam’s apple is mostly a major manifestation of her developmental stage. If there are no other abnormal clinical symptoms, it should be normal and will not have any adverse effects on gender and growth. However, if a girl has a prominent Adam's apple, it is best to go to the hospital for a check-up. If it is caused by endocrine imbalance, targeted treatment is needed and it can be cured. It is also necessary to check whether there is a tumor in the urinary system and whether there is any disease in the adrenal gland.