Gender differences and sex-related hormonal factors in asthma

Do You Inquire About Hormonal Treatment in Female Patients Consulting for New Onset Asthma or Asthma Exacerbation?

“…To date, hormonal contraception, and more generally hormonal treatments, have received little attention in current guidelines and are not included in the lists of possible asthma triggers that should be screened when assessing asthma. From a public-health perspective; it is known that women are at higher risk of asthma than men after puberty, although reasons for this are still unclear [8]. If the association highlighted in the paper by Hansen et al is causal, given the huge proportion of women using HC, then the part of adult-onset asthma in women attributable to HC use might be substantial.…”