雌激素的作用主要是促进和维持雌性生殖器的发育,孕酮主要是为受孕作准备,并保证妊娠过程的顺利发展。但女性激素还对糖、脂肪、蛋白质和水盐代谢有不同程度的影响,并参与体内其他一些生理生化代谢过程,即性激素的“性外作用”。雌激素和孕酮能直接或间接影响类风湿性关节炎(RA) The role of estrogen is mainly to promote and maintain the development of female genitalia, progesterone is mainly prepared for pregnancy, and ensure the smooth development of pregnancy. However, female hormones also have different degrees of influence on the metabolism of sugar, fat, protein and water and salt, and are involved in some other physiological and biochemical metabolic processes in the body, that is, the “sexual action” of sex hormones. Estrogen and progesterone can affect rheumatoid arthritis (RA) directly or indirectly