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Article: Estrogen causes nasal congestion during ovulation.
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- Health & Medicine Week
- Article date:
- July 5, 2004
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2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nasal congestion during the menstrual cycle is caused by estrogen, researchers say.
"The changes in the nasal mucosa during the menstrual cycle have been little researched and the role of estrogens debated. The aim of this study was to measure a spectrum of physiological parameters in relation to the peak and trough of these hormonal levels," wrote C.M. Philpott and colleagues at Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital, U.K.
"Ten women underwent measurements at the onset of menses and at the time of ovulation," the scientists said. "On each occasion, anterior rhinoscopy, peak inspiratory nasal flow, acoustic ...