Professors Susana
Pilar Gaytán,
Ana María Gómez and María
Rosario Pásaro
from the Department of Physiology in the University of Seville,
Spain
affirm that, even though the violence has ceased, the level of these hormones
does not decrease in a long time; hence, if a woman has been abused for a
protracted period and then this dreadful episode has come to its conclusion, this
probably is not the actual end of it.
The main purpose for this assembly of practitioners to conduct this research is
to find out the biological aspects that can make an individual vulnerable to
this kind of attacks.
The levels of oxytocin, prolactin
and cortisol, among other hormones, are related to the resilience of the
person—i.e., the capacity that a person possesses of getting her (or his, given
that there are cases of men being
abused) strength back from any hideous event such as having become a victim of
mistreatment. Just a blood sample would be necessary to let everybody know that
she spent part of her life with a sadistic human being.
Which alternative do you think that
would be more suitable to take? Would you just let your feelings out or go
through a blood test? Let’s consider that the second option would give away the
fact that the person could be lying.
