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.
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
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