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History and Symptoms

Onset of lung collapse is less than 72 hours after menstruation. Typically, it occurs in women aged 30-40 years, but has been diagnosed in young girls as early as 10 years of age and post menopausal women (exclusively in women of menstrual age) most with a history of pelvic endometriosis.