Rheumatoid Arthritis in Women WisdomCard™

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  1. Johns Hopkins Arthritis Center: Rheumatoid Arthritis Clinical Presentation: Epidemiology hopkins-arthritis.org - Rheumatoid Arthritis Clinical Presentation: Epidemiology
  2. ScienceDaily: Rheumatoid Arthritis: Women Experience More Pain Than Men Do, Study Suggests (Sept. 15, 2008)sciencedaily.com - Rheumatoid Arthritis: Women Experience More Pain Than Men Do, Study Suggests
  3. U.S. News & World Report: Rheumatoid Arthritis: Women's Risk Related to Hormone History (Dec. 9, 2004)health.usnews.com - Rheumatoid Arthritis: Women's Risk Related to Hormone History
  4. Healthwise (via WebMD): Rheumatoid Arthritis - Overview webmd.com - Rheumatoid Arthritis - Overview
  5. MentalHelp.net: Women's Autoimmune Diseases: Rheumatoid Arthritis mentalhelp.net - Women's Autoimmune Diseases: Rheumatoid Arthritis
  6. National Library of Medicine (via MedlinePlus): Rheumatoid Arthritis nlm.nih.gov - Rheumatoid Arthritis
  7. The New York Times: Rheumatoid Arthritis Rising In Women (Oct. 27, 2008)well.blogs.nytimes.com - Rheumatoid Arthritis Rising In Women
  8. HealthDay (via MedlinePlus): Rheumatoid Arthritis Hits Women Harder (Jan. 16, 2009)nlm.nih.gov - Rheumatoid Arthritis Hits Women Harder
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Research Notes on Rheumatoid Arthritis in Women


Although rheumatoid arthritis can affect both men and women, it is two to three times more common in women than men. Women are most commonly diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis between the ages of 40 and 60.1 In addition, researchers now say that women suffer from more pain associated with rheumatoid arthritis than men.2

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  • Women appear to develop rheumatoid arthritis more due to hormonal fluctuations.3
  • Women who breast feed have a slightly lower risk for developing rheumatoid arthritis.3
  • Rheumatoid arthritis affects about 54 women out of every 100,000. Only about 29 out of every 100,000 men are diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis.4

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Research Notes References

  1. ↑ Healthwise (via WebMD): Rheumatoid Arthritis - Overview
  2. ↑ ScienceDaily: Rheumatoid Arthritis: Women Experience More Pain Than Men Do, Study Suggests
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 U.S. News & World Report: Rheumatoid Arthritis: Women's Risk Related to Hormone History
  4. ↑ New York Times: Rheumatoid Arthritis Rising In Women (Oct. 27, 2008)

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