Sex and gender issues in multiple sclerosis

HF Harbo, R Gold, M Tintoré - Therapeutic advances in …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is universally found to be more prevalent in women than men. This
has led to extensive studies of differences in the immune system or nervous system between …

Sex effects across the lifespan in women with multiple sclerosis

KM Krysko, JS Graves, R Dobson… - Therapeutic …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune inflammatory demyelinating central nervous
system disorder that is more common in women, with onset often during reproductive years …

Predictors and dynamics of postpartum relapses in women with multiple sclerosis

SE Hughes, T Spelman, OM Gray… - Multiple Sclerosis …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Several studies have shown that pregnancy reduces multiple sclerosis (MS)
relapses, which increase in the early postpartum period. Postpartum relapse risk has been …

Pregnancy rates and outcomes in women with and without MS in the United States

MK Houtchens, NC Edwards, G Schneider, K Stern… - Neurology, 2018 - AAN Enterprises
Objective To compare pregnancy prevalence and complications in women with and without
multiple sclerosis (MS). Methods This retrospective US administrative claims study used …

Pregnancy and multiple sclerosis: 2022 recommendations from the French multiple sclerosis society

S Vukusic, C Carra-Dalliere, J Ciron… - Multiple Sclerosis …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: The objective of this study was to develop evidence-based recommendations on
pregnancy management for persons with multiple sclerosis (MS). Background: MS typically …

Fertility, pregnancy and childbirth in patients with multiple sclerosis: impact of disease-modifying drugs

MP Amato, E Portaccio - CNS drugs, 2015 - Springer
In recent decades, pregnancy-related issues in multiple sclerosis (MS) have received
growing interest. MS is more frequent in women than in men and typically starts during child …

Multiple sclerosis and pregnancy: therapeutic considerations

MK Houtchens, CM Kolb - Journal of neurology, 2013 - Springer
For women with multiple sclerosis (MS) who become pregnant, the risks and benefits of
ongoing therapy for the health of both the mother and the fetus must be carefully considered …

Pregnancy outcomes in women with multiple sclerosis

SC MacDonald, TF McElrath… - American journal of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Few studies have assessed the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes in women with multiple
sclerosis (MS). We used 2 large US administrative databases, the Truven Health …

Artificial reproductive techniques in multiple sclerosis

K Hellwig, J Correale - Clinical Immunology, 2013 - Elsevier
Fertility does not seem to be impaired to a larger extent in women with MS. However,
infertility and MS might just come coincidentally together and, therefore, MS patients might …

An overview of pregnancy‐related issues in patients with multiple sclerosis

C Pozzilli, M Pugliatti - European Journal of Neurology, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Although pregnancy in women with multiple sclerosis (MS) is not generally considered high
risk, there are some associated therapeutic challenges. The pregnancy‐associated …