What should women do if they have rheumatoid arthritis?

Women are very prone to some serious types of arthritis, such as the rheumatoid arthritis we are going to talk about today. So what symptoms will women have after they get rheumatoid arthritis? Is this disease related to women's physiology? Let's discuss the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis in women.

1. What are the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis in women? The main symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis in women are bone and joint degeneration, which occurs in the large and small joints of the limbs and may also affect the cervical vertebrae and temporomandibular joints. Early symptoms include pain, swelling, difficulty in movement and stiffness in the joints; accompanied by morning stiffness, that is, muscle stiffness in the joints when getting up in the morning, which often lasts for more than 30 minutes. The terminal symptoms that are difficult to cure for a long time are mainly manifested as joint deformities and ankylosing spondylosis, which can cause lifelong disability. In addition to osteoarthritis, some patients may also experience fever, dry mouth and eyes, anemia, rheumatoid subcutaneous nodules, scleritis, vasculitis, pericarditis, lymphadenopathy, splenomegaly, pleurisy and pulmonary fibrosis. Factors such as natural environment, bacteria, virus infection, genetic inheritance, estrogen and neuropsychiatric status are all related to rheumatoid arthritis.

2. In addition, it is impossible to predict the length of the current medical history and the prognosis based on the main manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis in women in the early stage. In some patients, the condition continues to worsen until bone deformities occur. Some patients only have a brief subacute attack and then completely resolve. In addition, among rheumatoid arthritis patients, women are more likely to suffer from discomfort symptoms such as pain and fatigue than men. Because female patients are less energetic than males, although the degree of disease is similar, the symptoms of women seem to be more serious. The severity of rheumatoid arthritis symptoms is related to whether a woman is fit, and it is obvious that men with more muscle are fitter. This is particularly true in elderly female patients, as their muscles gradually shrink as they age.

In fact, from the perspective of pathology and early manifestations, female rheumatoid arthritis does not show any particularly abnormal conditions. As the disease continues to develop, we will gradually discover some more obvious characteristics, and the damage is also relatively large, affecting every part and key joints of the patient.