Hormonal Contraception and severe asthma exacerbation: Is there a link?

Thorax Podcast

English - October 26, 2020 17:38 - 10 minutes - 14.5 MB - ★★★★ - 1 rating
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In this podcast, the effect of hormonal contraception on the impact of severe asthma exacerbation in women of reproductive age is discussed.

Multimedia Editor of Thorax, Rachael Moses, interviews Dr Nwaru, Associate Professor of epidemiology, Krefting Research Centre, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, author of the longest longitudinal study investigating this impact in women with established asthma. (https://thorax.bmj.com/content/early/2020/10/15/thoraxjnl-2020-215540)