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Study Finds Women With Autoimmune Diseases Misdiagnosed as Psychological More Often

A Cambridge University study of more than 6,600 patients found that women with autoimmune diseases are significantly more likely than men to be misdiagnosed with psychiatric or psychosomatic conditions and face longer diagnostic and treatment delays.

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Oct 13, 7:55 AM euronews.com Women with autoimmune diseases face longer waits and more misdiagnoses than men
Oct 12, 9:00 PM theguardian.com Women ‘more likely to be told autoimmune conditions are psychological’
Oct 12, 3:30 PM medicalxpress.com Females with autoimmune diseases 'less likely to be believed' than males and face longer diagnostic delays