Effects of endogenous sex hormones on lung function and symptom control in adolescents with asthma

Effects of endogenous sex hormones on lung function and symptom control in adolescents with asthma

Abstract Background Although pre-puberty asthma is more prevalent in males, after puberty through middle-age, asthma is more prevalent in females. The surge of sex hormones with puberty might explain this gender switch. Methods To examine the effects of sex hormones on lung function and symptoms wit...

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Main Authors: Mark D. DeBoer, Brenda R. Phillips, David T. Mauger, Joe Zein, Serpil C. Erzurum, Anne M. Fitzpatrick, Benjamin M. Gaston, Ross Myers, Kristie R. Ross, James Chmiel, Min Jie Lee, John V. Fahy, Michael Peters, Ngoc P. Ly, Sally E. Wenzel, Merritt L. Fajt, Fernando Holguin, Wendy C. Moore, Stephen P. Peters, Deborah Meyers, Eugene R. Bleecker, Mario Castro, Andrea M. Coverstone, Leonard B. Bacharier, Nizar N. Jarjour, Ronald L. Sorkness, Sima Ramratnam, Anne-Marie Irani, Elliot Israel, Bruce Levy, Wanda Phipatanakul, Jonathan M. Gaffin, W. Gerald Teague
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
Asthma
Sex hormones
Testosterone
Estradiol
Puberty
Lung function
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-018-0612-x

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