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HealthDay 08 November at 04.38 PM

Oral Contraceptives May Protect Against Rheumatoid Arthritis

Oral contraceptive use appears to protect against rheumatoid arthritis (RA), while menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) use may increase the risk for late-onset RA, according to a study published online Sept. 29 in Rheumatology. Fatemeh Hadizadeh, M.D., Ph.D., from Uppsala University in Sweden, and colleagues estimated the effec