许多患有类风湿关节炎(一种免疫系统误攻击身体组织产生的疾病)的女性报告说,她们在怀孕期间症状有所改善。许多人还报告说,通常在分娩后的头三个月症状会发作。
研究人员正在研究发生这些变化的原因。因为女性比男性更容易患上类风湿关节炎,一种理论认为女性性激素、雌激素和黄体酮起了一定的作用。
但是女性服用含有雌激素的药物时(用于治疗绝经的口服避孕药或激素替代疗法),她们的类风湿关节炎症状通常没有任何改变。
在怀孕期间,孕妇的免疫系统会发生变化,以防止胎儿的排斥反应。研究人员正在研究这些变化是否与类风湿关节炎症状的改善有关。
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May 12, 2022Original article: https://www.mayoclinic.org/zh-hans/diseases-conditions/rheumatoid-arthritis/in-depth/rheumatoid-arthritis-pregnancy/art-20094103