Miscarriage Associated With Progressive Joint Disease in Rheumatoid Arthritis

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A history of miscarriage before the onset of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is

associated with progressive joint disease in women with the disease,

according to a report in the August ls of the Rheumatic Diseases.

" Once a patient presents with RA it would be helpful to predict the amount

of joint destruction over time and to establish whether that patient will

need more aggressive treatment, " Dr. Frederique M. van Dunne from Leiden

University Medical Center, The Netherlands told Reuters Health. " Past

reproductive history could be one of the factors which will assist in

distinguishing the more severe RA from the less severe at first visit. " ...