Analyzing Link Between Hormonal Contraceptives, Autoimmunity
Autoimmune diseases occur when the immune system mistakes healthy tissues for harmful bacteria, viruses, or infections and starts to attack the body. Referred to as autoimmunity, this phenomenon causes significant damage to healthy tissues and results in more than 100 autoimmune conditions. Data has consistently shown that women are four times more likely to develop autoimmune diseases compared to men. While some researchers have posited that the X chromosome may increase the risk of autoimmunity in women because it is more likely to cause a higher number of mutations, we still don’t know why autoimmune diseases affect women at much…
