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title: Do women's asthma symptoms get worse around their period? | Niyora
description: Up to 40 percent of asthmatic women may have worse asthma around their period. Doctors think female hormones affect the lungs, but they don't fully understand
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/perimenstrual-asthma-as-a-gynecological-and-pulmonological-clinical-problem-2014/
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# Do women's asthma symptoms get worse around their period?

Up to 40 percent of asthmatic women may have worse asthma around their period. Doctors think female hormones affect the lungs, but they don't fully understand how and need more research.

 Early or limited evidence

Asthmatic women of childbearing age

## What they did

This was a review of what is known about asthma that worsens around menstruation.

## What they found

Up to 40 percent of asthmatic women of childbearing age may experience worse asthma symptoms during the perimenstrual period. Female hormones may affect the lungs and cause airway inflammation, but the exact cause is unclear.

## What it means for you

Asthma that worsens around the period is a real problem affecting many women. Doctors need better tools to diagnose it and more research to understand how hormones affect asthma and how to treat it.

up to 40%

of asthmatic women with perimenstrual worsening

## About the study

Original title Perimenstrual asthma as a gynecological and pulmonological clinical problem Authors Skoczyński S, Semik-Orzech A, Szanecki W et al. Journal Advances in clinical and experimental medicine : official organ Wroclaw Medical University Year 2014 Study design Survey study Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.17219/acem/37250](https://doi.org/10.17219/acem/37250)

## Topics

[Premenstrual exacerbation (PME)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pme/)[Stigma, attitudes and culture](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-stigma-culture/)

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