What does your birth month say about your health?

RESEARCHERS from the University of Alicante say they believe that your birth month could be related to what illnesses and diseases may afflict you.

The scientists carried out the study on 30,000 people and mapped birth months to 27 chronic diseases to see if it made a difference to long-term health, and said they found there was a significant impact for some conditions.

For example men who were born in September were almost three times more likely to suffer thyroid problems than those born in January.

Their study follows one from Columbia University researchers who found similar results in a study they conducted in 2015.

So what does your birth month potentially tell you about your health and what ailments could you be more prone to?

January

Men; constipation, stomach ulcer and low back pain while for women, they are more likely to suffer from migraine, menopause problems and heart attack.

February

Men; thyroid problems, heart conditions and osteoarthritis. Women; osteoarthritis, thyroid problems and blood clots.

March

Men; cataracts, heart conditions and asthma. Women; arthritis, rheumatism, constipation.

April

Men; asthma, osteoporosis, thyroid problems. Women; osteoporosis, tumours and bronchitis.

May

Men; depression, asthma and diabetes. Women; chronic allergies, osteoporosis and constipation.

June

Men; heart conditions, cataracts and chronic bronchitis. Women; incontinence, arthritis and rheumatism.

July

Men; arthritis, asthma and tumours. Women; chronic neck pain, asthma and tumours.

August

Men; asthma, osteoporosis, thyroid problems. Women; blood clots, arthritis and rheumatism.

September

Men; asthma, osteoporosis, thyroid problems. Women; osteoporosis, thyroid problems and malignant tumours.

October

Men; thyroid problems, osteoporosis and migraines. Women; high cholesterol, osteoporosis, anaemia.

November

Men; chronic skin issues, heart conditions, thyroid problems. Women; constipation, heart attack, varicose veins.

December

Men; cataracts, depression, heart condition. Women; chronic bronchitis, asthma and blood clots.