Chest ACCP Education Calendar
HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced]


     

Guest Access | Sign In via User Name/Password
This Article
Right arrow Full Text Free
Right arrow Full Text (PDF) Free
Right arrow Submit a response
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me when eLetters are posted
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in ISI Web of Science
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Add to My Personal Article Archive
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrow reprints & permissions
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via HighWire
Right arrow Citing Articles via ISI Web of Science (14)
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Matsuo, N.
Right arrow Articles by Kohno, S.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Matsuo, N.
Right arrow Articles by Kohno, S.
(Chest. 1999;116:252-253.)
© 1999 American College of Chest Physicians

A Case of Menstruation-Associated Asthma*

Treatment With Oral Contraceptives

Nobuko Matsuo, MD; Terufumi Shimoda, MD; Hiroto Matsuse, MD and Shigeru Kohno, MD, FCCP

* From The Second Department of Medicine, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Nagasaki, Japan.

Correspondence to: Nobuko Matsuo, MD, The Second Department of Medicine, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, 1–7-1, Sakamoto-machi, Nagasaki 852-8501, Japan

A menstrual rhythm has been documented for exacerbations of asthma, which may have important clinical relevance to the patient with severe asthma. We report the case of a 26-year-old patient with menstruation-associated asthma who showed a dramatic response to oral contraceptives. It was noted that falls in peak respiratory flow rate coincided with ovulation. We concluded that oral contraceptive therapy is useful in this particular group of asthmatic patients.

Key Words: asthma • menstruation-associated asthma • oral contraceptive




This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
 ChestHome page
N. M. Clark, Z. M. Gong, S. J. Wang, X. Lin, W. F. Bria, and T. R. Johnson
A Randomized Trial of a Self-Regulation Intervention for Women With Asthma
Chest, July 1, 2007; 132(1): 88 - 97.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Am. J. Respir. Cell Mol. Bio.Home page
C. Dimitropoulou, R. E. White, D. R. Ownby, and J. D. Catravas
Estrogen Reduces Carbachol-Induced Constriction of Asthmatic Airways by Stimulating Large-Conductance Voltage and Calcium-Dependent Potassium Channels
Am. J. Respir. Cell Mol. Biol., March 1, 2005; 32(3): 239 - 247.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med.Home page
J. L. ZIMMERMAN, P. G. WOODRUFF, S. CLARK, and C. A. CAMARGO Jr.
Relation between Phase of Menstrual Cycle and Emergency Department Visits for Acute Asthma
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med., August 1, 2000; 162(2): 512 - 515.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
Copyright © 1999 by the American College of Chest Physicians.