Sex, Autoimmunity and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome … or Why More Women Than Men Get ME/CFS

“Creating a scientific culture that compels consideration of sex in shaping the immune response is essential to a comprehensive understanding of health and disease.” The female predominance in autoimmune disorders (greater than 85% female in Sjogrens, lupus, Addison’s disease, and scleroderma, plus 60-75% female in rheumatoid arthritis) is well known, … Continue reading Sex, Autoimmunity and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome … or Why More Women Than Men Get ME/CFS