hormonal link in women with asthma

December 1996

Researchers are finding a hormonal link in women with asthma.

Women are more likely than men to be hospitalized for asthma...and they tend to have longer hospital stays.

Now there's evidence that women are about 4 times more likely to have an asthma attack during the perimenstrual phase...starting 3 days before menses and continuing for 7 days.

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