Asthma and Periods

[Lazarou]

Does anyone elses asthma get really bad before their period?
My inhalers just seem to be useless about a week before.
Anyone feel the same or any experts around who may know why this is and what I can do?

[misi]

it may be due to the increase in hormone levels, not sure if anything you can do about it though, never come across this before

a few sites I have just found;

www.chestjournal.org/cgi/content/full/116/1/252

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubm ed/18204127

www.asthma.org.uk/all_about_asthma/asthma_adults/asthma_women.html

w ww.abc.net.au/science/news/health/HealthRepublish_263119.htm

this last link may have your answer!!

[Lazarou]

Thanks misi. That's quite reassuring, in an odd way, that it's not just me!