Triggers for Asthma =================== þ Menstrual cycle: - "There is a strong association between the peri-menstrual phase of their cycle and asthma symptoms. Brenner and Bessman: Asthma in Plantz and Adler's EMedicine, http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic43.htm - Melatonin (e.g., in dietary supplements) found to worsen nocturnal asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2003;112