Abstracts tagged "Disability and menopause"

Abstract Number: 1333 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Impact Of Menopause In Rheumatoid Arthritis Activity
Sofia Pedro¹, Eliza Chakravarty², Megan E. B. Clowse³, Rebecca Schumacher¹ and Kaleb Michaud^1,4, ¹National Data Bank for Rheumatic Diseases, Wichita, KS, ²Arthritis and Clinical Immunology Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ³Rheumatology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, ⁴Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: Factors such as menopause, hormonal replacement therapy (HRT), oral contraceptives (OC), pregnancy, and breast-feeding have been associated with the risk of developing Rheumatoid Arthritis…