Coexistence of asthma and polycystic ovary syndrome: A concise review

Abstract Asthma may be associated with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), and possibly patients with PCOS have a more severe type of asthma. The purpose of this systematic literature review is to summarize evidence of a coexistense of PCOS and asthma using the available literature. The search was com...

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Published in:Respiratory medicine 2016-10, Vol.119, p.155-159
Main Authors: Zierau, Louise, Gade, Elisabeth Juul, Lindenberg, Svend, Backer, Vibeke, Thomsen, Simon Francis
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Age
Airway management
Asthma
Asthma - complications
Asthma - epidemiology
Asthma - immunology
Australia - epidemiology
Biomarkers
Biomarkers - analysis
Cytokines
Female
Hemophilia
Hospitalization
Hospitalization - trends
Humans
Infertility
Inflammation
Inflammation - metabolism
Inflammation - pathology
Insulin resistance
Menstruation
Metabolic Syndrome - metabolism
Metabolic Syndrome - pathology
Metabolism
Obesity
Pathogenesis
Polycystic ovary syndrome
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - complications
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - epidemiology
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - metabolism
Prevalence
Pulmonary/Respiratory
Respiratory diseases
Studies
Weight control
Womens health
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Summary:Abstract Asthma may be associated with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), and possibly patients with PCOS have a more severe type of asthma. The purpose of this systematic literature review is to summarize evidence of a coexistense of PCOS and asthma using the available literature. The search was completed on 01.01.2016. English language articles were retrieved using the search terms ‘Asthma’ AND ‘PCOS’, ‘Asthma’ AND ‘systemic inflammation’, ‘Asthma’ AND ‘metabolic syndrome’, ‘asthma’ AND ‘gynaecology’, ‘PCOS’ AND ‘systemic inflammation’, ‘PCOS’ AND ‘metabolic syndrome’, ‘PCOS’ AND ‘allergy’. Five papers meeting prespecified search criteria were found of which two were registry studies of relevance. The current literature supports a coexistense of PCOS and asthma and gives us an indication of the causes for the possible link between PCOS and asthma. Further research in the area must be conducted to determine the exact nature and magnitude of the association.
ISSN:0954-6111
1532-3064
DOI:10.1016/j.rmed.2016.08.025