Heatwavesheatwaves/ˈhiːtweɪvz/L1热浪，非常热的天气very hot days that can make people feel sick are very hot days. They can make women feel sick. Women feel more tiredtired/ˈtaɪərd/L1疲劳的，累的feeling that you need to rest or sleep and dizzy. This is because their bodies work hard in the heat.
Women have hormoneshormones/ˈhɔːrmoʊnz/L1激素，身体里的化学物质chemicals in the body that control how it works. Hormones change in their bodies each month. This makes it hard to stay cool. Women also sweatsweat/swɛt/L1汗，出汗liquid that comes out of your skin when you are hot less than men. So their bodies stay hot longer.
Older women must be careful in the heat. Pregnantpregnant/ˈprɛɡnənt/L1怀孕的when a woman has a baby growing inside her body women can feel very hot too. One woman said the heat was "hell". Doctors say drink water and rest.
