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title: Can suppressing menstrual hormones help severe premenstrual asthma?
description: In this one case, yes. A woman with severe premenstrual asthma improved significantly when hormones were suppressed to stop her menstrual cycle.
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/gonadotrophin-releasing-hormone-analogues-a-novel-treatment-for-premenstrual-1999/
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Case report, 1999

# Can suppressing menstrual hormones help severe premenstrual asthma?

In this one case, yes. A woman with severe premenstrual asthma improved significantly when hormones were suppressed to stop her menstrual cycle.

 Early or limited evidence

1 woman, 32 years old, with severe premenstrual asthma requiring hospital admissions

## What they did

Doctors treated a 32-year-old woman with severe premenstrual asthma using a long-acting injection to suppress hormones and stop ovulation. She was followed for 14 months.

## What they found

Her breathing symptoms improved, she no longer had breathing ability drops before her period, her steroid medication was reduced, and she had no further hospital admissions during the 14-month follow-up.

## What it means for you

Suppressing menstrual hormones may help women with severe premenstrual asthma that worsens with treatment. This is one case, so we don't know how well this works for other women or what the long-term effects might be. Hormone suppression is a significant treatment and needs more research.

32

woman's age

14

months of follow-up

## About the study

Original title Gonadotrophin-releasing hormone analogues: a novel treatment for premenstrual asthma Authors Murray RD, New JP, Barber PV et al. Journal The European respiratory journal Year 1999 Study design Case report What was tested Long-acting injection to suppress hormones and stop ovulation Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.1034/j.1399-3003.1999.14d39.x](https://doi.org/10.1034/j.1399-3003.1999.14d39.x)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Premenstrual exacerbation (PME)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pme/)[GnRH agonists and ovarian suppression](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-gnrh/)

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