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Three-fourths of all patients suffering from autoimmune disease are women. Based on the source of information, it is estimated that 5–8% (NIH, 2005) to 20% (American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association, 2017) of all Americans suffer from at least one autoimmune disease, of which ~78% or three-fourths patients are female, and the rest are male. Despite this, autoimmune diseases are rarely discussed as a women's health issue.
