Exogenous female sex steroid hormones and new-onset asthma in women: a matched case–control study

Exogenous female sex steroid hormones and new-onset asthma in women: a matched case–control study

Abstract Background Evidence on the role of exogenous female sex steroid hormones in asthma development in women remains conflicting. We sought to quantify the potential causal role of hormonal contraceptives and menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) in the development of asthma in women. Methods We cond...

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Main Authors: Guoqiang Zhang, Rani Basna, Maya B. Mathur, Cecilia Lässer, Roxana Mincheva, Linda Ekerljung, Göran Wennergren, Madeleine Rådinger, Bo Lundbäck, Hannu Kankaanranta, Bright I. Nwaru
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-09-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
Asthma
Bayesian estimation
Case–control
Hormonal contraceptives
Menopausal hormone therapy
Women
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-023-03038-8

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-023-03038-8

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