Menopause before age 45 and MHT use linked to higher RA risk: study
Late menarche also tied to elevated risk of rheumatoid arthritis, researchers find.
Certain hormonal and reproductive factors are associated with an increased risk for rheumatoid arthritis among women, according to a study published in RMD Open.
Researchers from Anhui Medical University in Hefei, China, collected data on hormonal and reproductive factors in women from a prospective cohort of nearly 224,000 UK Biobank participants to examine the association with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) risk.
