title: "Ovarian asthma"-- act or fancy?
abstract: Hormonal interactions have been suspected of worsening airways dysfunction in a subgroup of female asthmatics. Despite reports of fatal and near-fatal asthma attacks associated with menstruation, there is little consensus about the impact of this biologic function on the clinical expression of asthma. The authors present a young asthmatic female whose episodic and potentially fatal worsening of asthma typically occurred within the days prior to her menses in the absence of other trigger factors.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gotthardt
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Roy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D015984:Causality; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008597:Menstrual Cycle; D010366:Peak Expiratory Flow Rate / Q000502:physiology; D011293:Premenstrual Syndrome / Q000150:complications; D011374:Progesterone / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D011374:Progesterone