Count me in -
Was reading an article on auto-immune in June Self magazine. Says that Estrogen is being studied for the treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis. Looked it up online - docs have found if they replicate the hormone levels of pregnancy in non-preg mice, that they don't develop inflammatory arthritis when given something that induces it. 'Things that make you go hmmm.'
And for you men out there - google hormones and AS - the last time I did that (because of my obvious connection with arthritis flares and my cycle), a medical article popped up about Men with AS have off-kilter hormones (my words not theirs, but you get the gist). pretty interesting...
take care mary cay
