Study Finds Women More Likely to Have Autoimmune Disease Symptoms Overlooked

A recent study indicates that women suffering from autoimmune conditions frequently face prolonged delays and risk having their symptoms overlooked by general practitioners.

Autoimmune disorders, which include conditions such as Hashimoto’s disease and Graves’ disease, are estimated to affect roughly one in ten people in the UK. Despite how common they are, findings suggest that primary care doctors are regularly missing the signs, causing female patients in particular to wait years before receiving an accurate medical diagnosis.