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Women: was your autoimmune condition misdiagnosed?

LifestyleBy Madeleine Aggeler and Guardian community teamOct 27, 2026, 9:00 AM
Women: was your autoimmune condition misdiagnosed?
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PUBLISHEDOct 27, 2026, 9:00 AM
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We want to hear from women with autoimmune conditions who received an incorrect or delayed diagnosis Hundreds of millions of people – roughly one in ten globally – are affected by autoimmune conditions, diseases in which the immune system attacks the body instead of defending it.

But according to a new study , there is a stark gender divide in how these conditions are diagnosed. Research from Cambridge University and the University of East Anglia found women are 43% more likely than men to receive a psychiatric misdiagnosis, meaning an autoimmune issue is misdiagnosed as a psychiatric problem, and 74% more likely to receive a psychosomatic…

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