PURPOSE: Pregnancy management poses an extra challenge to physicians and their
multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. There are few papers reporting databases on the subject …

Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is usually diagnosed between 20-40 years old, when
women often plan to have children. Objective: Our objectives were to estimate pregnancy …

In women with multiple sclerosis, pregnancy does not have a long-term adverse effect on
lifetime disability; however, there is an increased risk of relapses during the postpartum …

Being a woman is one of the strongest risk factors for multiple sclerosis. The natural
reproductive period from menarche to natural menopause corresponds to the active …

Discussion Etiology and Epidemiology The etiology of multiple sclerosis is unknown.
Current theories implicate an abnormal immunologic re-sponse to some stimulus, possibly a …

OBJECTIVE: To investigate if women with multiple sclerosis (MS) experience changes in MS
symptoms related to pregnancy, the postpartum period, menopause or use of oral …

• Retrospective studies strongly suggest that pregnancy is an example of a naturally
occurring human condition that consistently and predictably affects the course of multiple …

We linked several population-based clinical and health administrative databases in British
Columbia, Canada. We identified and compared birth outcomes of pregnancies fathered by …

Introduction Pregnancy represents an important event for women with multiple sclerosis
(MS) and is often accompanied by post-partum disease reactivation. To date, the influence …

Many questions arise when counselling multiple sclerosis (MS) patients on the effects of MS
on pregnancy, and vice versa. Reassurance can often be given regarding contraception …