New analysis by AsthmaLungUK has found that women in the UK are almost twice as likely to die from an asthma attack than men
“Women in the UK are almost twice as likely to die from an asthma attack than men – with women making up more than two-thirds of the people who have died from asthma over the last five years”
“I track my cycle and there is definitely a time in my cycle, around week three, when my chest is significantly tighter, I’m shorter of breath and I need to use my inhaler,” she says. “I wasn’t really aware that asthma could be affected by hormones, but these changes in my symptoms definitely gave me a hunch, as I’ve searched online for menstrual cycle-related asthma symptoms several times.”
Women can experience asthma flare-ups during pregnancy, when they start the menopause or simply due to fluctuations in their menstrual cycle., women in the UK are almost twice as likely to die from an asthma attack than men – with women making up more than two-thirds of the people who have died from asthma over the last five years. The analysis also found that rates of admission to hospital are 2.5 times higher in women than in men aged 20-49.
“When it comes to research funding women with asthma have drawn the short straw,” explained Sarah Woolnough, chief executive of Asthma + Lung UK. “Gaps in our knowledge are failing women, leaving them struggling with debilitating asthma symptoms, stuck in a cycle of being in and out of hospital and, in some cases, losing their lives.”
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