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"Physicians should be aware that women with menstrual irregularity seem to be at greater risk of asthma and impaired lung function," Dr Francisco Gomez Real from Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway told Reuters Health.
Women who have irregular menstrual periods with unpredictable flow are more likely than other women to have abnormal lung function and asthma, according to a new report.
"Physicians should be aware that women with menstrual irregularity seem to be at greater risk of asthma and impaired lung function," Dr Francisco Gomez Real from Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway told Reuters Health.
In the current study, Real and colleagues investigated whether menstrual irregularity is associated with lung function and asthma, and examined whether potential associations are modified by body mass index (BMI) and physical activity.
BMI is the ratio between height and weight frequently used to classify individuals as underweight, overweight or normal weight.
Women with menstrual irregularity (irregular cycles and/or cycles longer than 32 days) were significantly more likely to have asthma and asthma symptoms than were women with normal menstrual cycles, the authors report.
Forced vital capacity, a measure of lung function, was significantly lower in women with menstrual irregularity, but there was only an insignificant association between menstrual irregularities and forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1).
The effects of menstrual irregularity on asthma symptoms were additive to those of BMI, the researchers note in the issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
