Qiurong Hu, Xiaoyan Chen, Wanyi Fu, Yingyun Fu, Ke He, Huaqiong Huang, Nan Jia, Meiling Jin, Enmei Liu, Xu Shi, Cui Song, Nan Su, Weiping Tan, Wei Tang, Yanxin Wu, Hua Xie, Min Zhang, Mengchen Zou, Kunling Shen, Shaoxi Cai, Jing Li
BACKGROUND: The epidemiology and severity of asthma vary by sex and age. The diagnosis, treatment, and management of asthma in female patients are quite challenging. However, there is hitherto no comprehensive and standardized guidance for female patients with asthma. METHODS: Corresponding search strategies were determined based on clinical concerns regarding female asthma. Search terms included "sex hormones and lung development", "sex hormone changes and asthma", "hormones and asthma immune response", "women, asthma", "children, asthma", "puberty, asthma", "menstruation, asthma", "pregnancy, asthma", "lactation, asthma", "menopause, asthma", "obesity, asthma", and "women, refractory, severe asthma"...
January 30, 2024: Journal of Thoracic Disease