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Do lots of people get fibromyalgia, or is it unusual?
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Fibromyalgia: It is actually more common than we used to think. Reason for high prevalence nowadays is better tools to diagnose it, & more patients coming forward with symptoms instead of old fear that it is "all in my head".
Answered 5/7/2016
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Lots: Lots of people, more often women than men, have fibromyalgia. 2% of the millions of people in this country have it.
Answered 5/7/2016
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About 4%: ? about the incidence of fibromyalgia is that is about 4% population & crosses all races and cultures. Even children can develop the symptom constellation called fibromyalgia. Most fibromyalgia sufferers are women. In my mind the explanation for female prominence is that women inherit joint ligament laxity. There is a known relationship between fibromyalgia and Joint Hypermobility Syndrome.
Answered 8/25/2017
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