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Fibromyalgia
What Increases Your Risk
Certain things may make you more likely to have fibromyalgia. Things that increase your risk (risk factors) include:
- Being female.
- Having certain health problems, such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, Reference Lyme disease Opens New Window, Reference mononucleosis Opens New Window, or depression.
- Having been through a traumatic event (such as a car accident).
- Having a family history of fibromyalgia.
| By: | Reference Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: Reference June 11, 2012 |
| Medical Review: | Reference Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine
Reference Karin M. Lindholm, DO - Neurology |
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