Autoimmune conditions
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An umbrella for more than 80 conditions where the immune system mistakes your own healthy cells for a threat. More women than men have them, and they often begin during the reproductive years.
You might notice
- tiredness that rest doesn't touch
- low-grade fevers or dizziness
- symptoms that flare, then settle
- painful or swollen joints
- rashes or hair loss
- a long road to getting answers
Who can help
- Dr. Tenesha Wards · Chiropractor (DC) · Functional MedicineProfile →
- Dr. Erika Enos · Naturopathic Doctor (ND), ColoradoProfile →
- Gabrielle Stratton · L.Ac., MSTCM · Board-Certified Acupuncturist · Clinical Herbalist · Integrative Medicine PractitionerProfile →
Start with a doctor who looks at the whole picture: an integrative MD or a naturopathic doctor.
See whole-picture practitioners →Where it can overlap
- Inflammation
Autoimmune conditions can overlap with inflammation. Established
- Joint pain
Autoimmune conditions can overlap with joint pain. Established
- Immune symptoms
Autoimmune conditions can show up as immune symptoms. Associated
- Fatigue
Autoimmune conditions commonly show up alongside fatigue. Established
- Endometriosis
Autoimmune conditions show up more often alongside endometriosis. Associated
2 more threads +Fewer threads −
- Lyme disease
Autoimmune conditions are sometimes explored alongside Lyme disease. Associated
- Hormones + cycle
Autoimmune conditions are being studied in relation to hormones + cycle. Emerging
Established: well documented · Associated: linked, not a cause · Emerging: early research · Woo exploration: worth exploring, not yet sourced. A link isn't a cause.
Keep exploring
7 sources · how we checked
Everything on this page was researched from clinical guidance, government health sources and published reviews first, then single studies. Where a connection is only worth exploring, it says so.
- AAN/ACR/IDSA 2020 Guidelines for the Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment of Lyme Disease Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), American Academy of Neurology (AAN) and American College of Rheumatology (ACR) · 2020 · Clinical guideline
- Autoimmune diseases Office on Women's Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services · 2026 · Government health source
- Autoimmune Diseases MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of Medicine (NIH) · 2024 · Government health source
- Endometriosis (fact sheet) World Health Organization · 2025 · Government health source
- Joint pain MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia, U.S. National Library of Medicine (NIH) · 2026 · Government health source
- What Is Inflammation? Types, Causes & Treatment Cleveland Clinic · 2024 · Academic medical centre
- Women and Autoimmune Diseases Emerging Infectious Diseases (CDC journal) · 2004 · Peer-reviewed paper
A note from Woo: Body Map is here to help you explore and ask better questions. It isn't a diagnostic tool or a substitute for medical care. Relationships shown here represent areas that may be associated or worth exploring, not a diagnosis or statement of cause.
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