Women’s autoimmune symptoms more likely to be dismissed as psychological, study finds
2 sources·Updated October 13, 2026
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- Guardian UK·4h agoWomen ‘more likely to be told autoimmune conditions are psychological’
Cambridge University study suggests stark gender divide in misdiagnosis, with women also waiting longer for treatment Women with autoimmune conditions are up to 74% more likely than men to be told their symptoms are psychological or psychosomatic, and face much longer waits for…
Read at Guardian UK → - The Independent·9h agoWomen’s autoimmune symptoms more likely to be dismissed as psychological, study finds
Female patients also endure longer delays in receiving a formal diagnosis when compared with men, research suggests
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