Coexistence of asthma and polycystic ovary syndrome: A concise review.
Asthma may be associated with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), and possibly patients with PCOS have a more severe type of asthma. The purpose of this systematic literature review is to summarize evidence of a coexistense of PCOS and asthma using the available literature. The search was completed on 01.01.2016. English language articles were retrieved using the search terms 'Asthma' AND 'PCOS', 'Asthma' AND 'systemic inflammation', 'Asthma' AND 'metabolic syndrome', 'asthma' AND 'gynaecology', 'PCOS' AND 'systemic inflammation', 'PCOS' AND 'metabolic syndrome', 'PCOS' AND 'allergy'. Five papers meeting prespecified search criteria were found of which two were registry studies of relevance. The current literature supports a coexistense of PCOS and asthma and gives us an indication of the causes for the possible link between PCOS and asthma. Further research in the area must be conducted to determine the exact nature and magnitude of the association.
Respiratory Research Unit, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Bispebjerg University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark; Copenhagen Fertility Center, Copenhagen, Denmark. Electronic address: L_zierau@hotmail.com.
Louise
L
Zierau
Respiratory Research Unit, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Bispebjerg University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Elisabeth Juul
EJ
Gade
Copenhagen Fertility Center, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Svend
S
Lindenberg
Respiratory Research Unit, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Bispebjerg University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Vibeke
V
Backer
Department of Dermatology, Bispebjerg University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Simon Francis
SF
Thomsen
D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology; D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D011085:Polycystic Ovary Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000378:metabolism; D015995:Prevalence
D015415:Biomarkers
Asthma; Inflammation; Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)