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There are a variety of reasons that women are more commonly diagnosed with Fibromyalgia than men. One possible reason is that women are more likely to admit to pain and to visit the doctor.
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Does fibromyalgia occur more in men than women?
No, just the opposite. Fibromyalgia, according to current medical knowledge, affects significantly more women than men. Estimates range from about twice as many women as men, to ten times as many women as men (who suffer from fibromyalgia).
Why do adults get fibromyalgia more than children?
Scientists cannot yet figure out why anybody gets fibromyalgia, not is it only more common in adults but %90 percent of sufferers are women. Too much is still unknown about how or why it strikes to determine why it's more dominant in adult females
What genetic diseases could mimic fibromyalgia and include seizures?
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) has many symptoms in common with Fibromyalgia and should be excluded prior to a Fibromyalgia diagnosis. Seizures are also much more common in those with MS than int he general population.
Does women have more in common with women than they do with men?
Yes
What is frybromyalgia?
I'm not familiar with the term "frybromyalgia." It may be a typo or a lesser-known term. If you meant fibromyalgia, it is a chronic disorder characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, and tender points. It can also cause sleep, memory, and mood issues.
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Is paranoid personality disorder common in men?
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Is obesity is mostly found in women or men?
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Do people with fibromyalgia often also develop gout?
People with fibromyalgia can develop gout as anyone else. There is nor correlation between the two disease and if you have fibromyalgia you are not more likely than anyone else to develop gout.
Anorexics are male or female?
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