Asthma is Different in Women

ABSTRACT Gender differences in asthma incidence, prevalence and severity have been reported worldwide. After puberty, asthma becomes more prevalent and severe in women, and is highest in women with early menarche or with multiple gestations, suggesting a role for sex hormones in asthma genesis. Howe...

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Published in:Current allergy and asthma reports 2015-06, Vol.15 (6), p.28-28, Article 28
Main Authors: Zein, Joe G., Erzurum, Serpil C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Allergology
Animals
Asthma (WJ Calhoun and S Peters
Asthma - complications
Asthma - epidemiology
Asthma - immunology
Female
Gonadal Steroid Hormones - metabolism
Humans
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Menopause
Obesity - complications
Prevalence
Section Editors
Sex Characteristics
Topical Collection on Asthma
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Summary:ABSTRACT Gender differences in asthma incidence, prevalence and severity have been reported worldwide. After puberty, asthma becomes more prevalent and severe in women, and is highest in women with early menarche or with multiple gestations, suggesting a role for sex hormones in asthma genesis. However, the impact of sex hormones on the pathophysiology of asthma is confounded by and difficult to differentiate from age, obesity, atopy, and other gender associated environmental exposures. There are also gender discrepancies in the perception of asthma symptoms. Understanding gender differences in asthma is important to provide effective education and personalized management plans for asthmatics across the lifecourse.
ISSN:1529-7322
1534-6315
DOI:10.1007/s11882-015-0528-y