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Introduction Look at the membership of almost any fibromyalgia group and a pattern jumps out immediately: most faces are women’s. Depending on the criteria and country, women account for roughly eight out of ten diagnosed cases — sometimes more in clinic samples. Is that biology, bias, or both? It is a question worth taking seriously….

Introduction Look at the membership of almost any fibromyalgia group and a pattern jumps out immediately: most faces are women’s. Depending on the criteria and country, women account for roughly eight out of ten diagnosed cases — sometimes more in clinic samples. Is that biology, bias, or both? It is a question worth taking seriously….