Bénédicte Leynaert

ORCID: 0000-0001-5045-2492 · 4 papers in corpus
observational 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

BACKGROUND: The 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. OBJECTIVE: To inves…

observational 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…

observational 2007
Menstrual irregularity and asthma and lung function
The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology ·doi:10.1016/j.jaci.2007.04.041

BACKGROUND: Oligomenorrhea was associated with more asthma (Respiratory Health in Northern Europe study), but a possible association with lung function has not been investigated previously. OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether oligomenorrhea …

observational 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
Allergy ·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 symptom…