Bénédicte Leynaert

2022

Female sex hormones and symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea in European women of a population-based cohort.

PloS one ·doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0269569

BackgroundThe prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea is higher in women after menopause. This is suggested to be a result of an altered sex hormone balance but has so far not been confirmed in a population-based study.ObjectiveTo investigate…

article 2015

LATE-BREAKING ABSTRACT: Endometriosis and the airways: Results from a population based Northern European cohort

·doi:10.1183/13993003.congress-2015.pa629

Aims: There is increasing evidence for a hormonal component in airways disease. Endometriosis is a prevalent estrogen-dependent condition with genetic and immunological traits. Its association with asthma, hayfever and self-repported COPD i…

article 2007

Menstrual irregularity and asthma and lung function

·doi:10.1016/j.jaci.2007.04.041

BackgroundOligomenorrhea was associated with more asthma (Respiratory Health in Northern Europe study), but a possible association with lung function has not been investigated previously.ObjectiveTo investigate whether oligomenorrhea was re…

article 2007

The association of asthma, atopy and lung function with hormone replacement therapy and surgical cessation of menstruation in a population‐based sample of English women

·doi:10.1111/j.1398-9995.2007.01530.x

BACKGROUND: Gynaecological surgery that may lead to cessation of menstruation is a major indication for the use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) which in turn has been associated with asthma. METHODS: Information on asthma-like symptoms…