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Information about autoimmunity and autoimmune related diseases. The American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association. Take our autoimmunity survey (@AARDATweets: "Autoimmunity, A Major Women's Health Issue" is now in Spanish! 
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For people with autoimmune diseases, getting a proper diagnosis can be one of the most difficult challenges they face. The American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association (AARDA) conducted a survey of autoimmune disease patients and found that the majority of those eventually diagnosed with serious autoimmune diseases had significant problems in getting a correct diagnosis. Many were incorrectly diagnosed with a variety of conditions that have no specific blood test to confirm the diagnosis. Many were told that their symptoms were in their heads or that they were under too much stress. Further, the survey revealed that 45 percent of autoimmune disease patients had been labeled hypochondriacs in the earliest stages of their illnesses.
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Autoimmunity is more prevalent in women.
AARDA explanation for patients, families and also... students.
Available Spanish version: http://www.aarda.org/pdf/Enfermedades_autoinmunes_en_%20las_mujeres.pdf