rheumatoid arthritis

I have Rheumatoid Arthritis and take prednisone occasionally when My joints swells up and and get painfull, stiff. My libido comes down when I quit prednisone. Fluid retention starts to build up without prednisone. What can I do instead of taking prednisone. I heard lot of side effects of...

Clin Rheumatol. 2016 Dec;35(12):2983-2987. Epub 2016 Jun 20. Hypogonadism and the risk of rheumatic autoimmune disease. Baillargeon et al Abstract Testosterone deficiency has been linked with autoimmune disease and an increase in inflammatory markers, such as C-reactive protein (CRP), tumor...