Special Considerations: Asthma and the Menstrual Cycle

From Chapter 8 of the Philippine Consensus Report on Asthma 2004 by the Philippine College of Chest Physicians.
This guideline starts below.

Special Considerations: Asthma and the Menstrual Cycle

• Does menstrual cycle affect the course of asthma?
• Why does worsening of asthma occur in these patients during menstruation?
• Does treatment of premenstrual asthma differ from the usual treatment of asthma exacerbations?