Diagnosis of arthritis 5 years earlier in childless women compared to those with children
Thursday, June 11, 2009 - 10:21
in Health & Medicine
Nulliparous women (those who have not given birth to children) are diagnosed with chronic arthritides (including ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) an average of 5.2 years before parous women (those who have given birth to children), according to a new study.