We performed a questionnaire-based cohort study in postmenopausal women recruited within the outpatient consultation at the University Hospital Marburg, Germany. The women visited the gynecological department for numerous medical reasons, but the majority took part in routine checkups or menopausal counseling including bone densitometry (in our hospital performed by the department of gynecological endocrinology). Participants between the ages of 45 and 65 were offered participation, although the last menstruation had to be at least one year ago.
We excluded women with irregular bleeding, smokers, history of any recent sex steroid treatment, including Menopause Hormone Therapy (MHT) or any differential diagnosis that might be connected to chronic cough (e.g. cancer, chronic bronchitis, gastro-esophageal reflux, chronic heart failure, therapy with ace-inhibitors).
We excluded women with irregular bleeding, smokers, history of any recent sex steroid treatment, including Menopause Hormone Therapy (MHT) or any differential diagnosis that might be connected to chronic cough (e.g. cancer, chronic bronchitis, gastro-esophageal reflux, chronic heart failure, therapy with ace-inhibitors).
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