Asthma And Gender Differences

There is a genetic disposition since if your mother has asthma there is a greater risk for her children to have asthma. Also have a first degree relative increase the risk for other member to have asthma. There are some gender related risks. Gender differences start at a very young age due to the growth rate of female lung development compared to males at the same age. Can be found to be more prevalent in boys and not girls before puberty but after puberty it has been found higher in females. This could be related to hormones during different periods in a women’s life such as, menstrual cycle, puberty, menopause and use of hormone replacement