Women are three times more likely to suffer from arthritis than men. This is associated with various health factors that are unique to the female gender. Rheumatoid arthritis is an inflammatory autoimmune disease. RBC-Ukraine reports on the factors that increase the risk of arthritis in women, according to research published in RMD Open (Rheumatic & Musculoskeletal Diseases Open). Scientists from Anhui Medical University in China claim that women using hormone replacement therapy (HRT) during menopause have an almost 50% higher likelihood of developing arthritis than those who do not. Rheumato…