Title The use of sex hormones in women with rheumatologicaldiseases

Many rheumatological diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), polymyositis and dermatomyositis, systemic sclerosis, and Sjögren’s syndrome predominantly affect females. A considerable proportion of these patients are of reproductive age. Conceivably, the female predilection for many of these condition