Women with rheumatoid arthritis more likely to achieve remission if they take sex hormones

Women with rheumatoid arthritis more likely to achieve remission if they take sex hormones

A large study of women with rheumatoid arthritis has found that those taking oral contraceptives or hormone replacement therapy (HRT) had a greater chance of achieving remission.

Led by the University of South Australia, researchers made the link between remission, reproductive status, and sex hormone use, after assessing data from 4474 female rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients treated with the anti-inflammatory drug Tocilizumab and other immuno-suppressive medications….[read more]

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