Illustration of a timeline of women throughout different life stages – child, puberty to adulthood, later adulthood and then post menopausal. The first three are coughing, with inhalers and contraceptive pills floating in the background.

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Understanding the role of sex hormones in asthma

Asthma is more common and can be more serious in women. Understanding the role of hormones in this disease could improve outcomes and eventually lead to the development of new treatment options.

In childhood, asthma is more common in boys than girls. “Mechanistically, we don’t have a clear understanding as to why,” says Dawn Newcomb, an associate professor in allergy, pulmonary and critical care medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee.

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