Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism
Semin Arthritis Rheum
· ISSN (print) 0049-0172
· 3 papers in corpus
OBJECTIVE: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a severe multisystem autoimmune disease that predominantly affects women. Its etiology is complex and multifactorial, with several known genetic and environmental risk factors, but accurate r…
OBJECTIVE: Since young women undergoing cyclophosphamide pulse therapy may suffer premature ovarian failure (POF) in almost 50% of cases, we examined the ability of GnRH-a administration to minimize the gonadotoxicity associated with cyclop…
OBJECTIVE: Endogenous and exogenous reproductive hormones have been associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in women, but data are inconsistent and no studies have assessed RA risk factors exclusively in elderly women. METHODS: The autho…