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Do men have this disease, or is it a distinct female disease?

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debsmith58
debsmith58

Sorry if I haven't been able to read every post or research article on GA, so I may be asking an already answered and obvious question.

Just seems to me that most every post and thread I've read has been written by a woman.  I contracted GA a couple of years ago.  Have been menopausal for about 4 years now.  I know it affects younger women too, but don't recall seeing any articles or posts from, or involving, the male gender.

Is it just a female hormonal issue?  Grrrrrr.

And thank you.

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  • tina_1974
    tina_1974 debsmith58

    Posted

    It is much more prevalent in woman but men do have it too.
    • tina_1974
      tina_1974 debsmith58

      Posted

      You're welcome. Not sure if you are on Facebook, but I have joined several GA groups and there's a lot of others on there too.

    • debsmith58
      debsmith58 tina_1974

      Posted

      Oh! I didn't know that. I'll search for them. Thanks again!

    • bunchy
      bunchy tina_1974

      Posted

      Thanks for mentioning! I just started looking today at online support, so will check out the FB group as well.
  • bunchy
    bunchy debsmith58

    Posted

    Hi Deb,

    My brother had it, a quarter-sized spot on his left ankle. Oddly, I had the same on the right ankle! He also has thyroid disease. Unfortunately, I've had recurrences, but I think he hasn't since his original spot cleared up.

    Genes are really strong...

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