INTRODUCTION: Previous studies have suggested a positive association between adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder (ACS) and Parkinson's disease (PD), but longitudinal data were lacking. The present population-based longitudinal follow-up stu…
OBJECTIVE: Sjögren's disease (SjD), a highly female predominant systemic autoimmune disease, peaks in perimenopause. Prior studies lack details on timing or type of sex hormone exposure. We examined SjD risk using endogenous and exogenous h…
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) is the first key hormone of reproduction. GnRH analogs are extensively used in in vitro fertilization and treatment of sex hormone-dependent cancers due to their ability to bring about 'chemical castrat…
A 74-year-old woman was referred because of rheumatic symptoms consisting of pain, swelling of the hands, contracture and flexion of the fingers and severe palmar erythrosis. One year earlier she had undergone a total abdominal hysterectomy…
We report the case of a woman treated with a gonadotrophin-releasing hormone analogue for endometriosis who developed typical clinical features of fibromyalgia, with widespread musculoskeletal pain, sleep difficulties, neuropsychological co…