News on gender medicine in the RA

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common inflammatory rheumatic joint disease, affecting women 2–3 times more often than men. The exact interaction of immunological, hormonal and genetic factors has not yet been sufficiently researched. However, in order to enable improved, individualized medical care for our patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases such as RA in the future, it is essential to take gender-specific or gender-dependent factors into account.