Compared to Men, Women More Prone to Asthma?

adults with asthma...Cigarette smoke, dust, weather and allergies are some of the factors triggering the onset of an asthma attack is most common. Inflammatory conditions that occur in these blood vessels can affect everyone, both men and women. But why asthma is more common in women?

In addition to the above general factors, asthma also be genetically inherited. Percentage of asthma genetics is even as high as 40 to 60 percent. This is causing many cases of asthma attacks at a young age.

"Exposure can occur even asthma since the age of three years, or five. At this age, children who had asthma, the average gender is male," said Budhi Space, SPP, PhD, Deputy Manager of Planning and Development Research , Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia.

If the percentage of people with asthma from birth affects more boys, over the ages, even asthma affects more girls. Hormonal factors known to trigger the development of asthma in women.

"Along with the development of age, asthma in men will disappear, especially when they have passed puberty. Masa male growth hormone is still longer, compared the growth of female hormones," said Dr. Budhi.

Not only that, more mature man, windpipe will also be widened. As for women, at the age of 17 years, volume growth windpipe grown just a little more. This is when the ratio of the number of people with asthma in men and women being turned away.

Therefore, for women who have asthma, you need to pay attention to the occurrence of asthma triggers in him. In addition, they must know how to prevent the onset of an asthma attack.

Some of them are using reliever medication in doses that have been prescribed by a doctor, as much as possible to be calm and not panic. For example, when asthma attack, try to sit in an upright position and put your hands on your knees. This is to slow your breathing. Wait for about 10 minutes.
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