Pregnancy
Any young woman diagnosed with MS is facing many unknowns, but at some point, pregnancy is likely to be a major topic for most females patients with MS [1,2].
MS is typically diagnosed during the childbearing years.
Approximately two-thirds to three-quarters of people with MS are women, and clinical onset usually occurs during the childbearing years between the ages of 20 and 40 years [3,4] An Italian survey found that around half of mothers with MS had their first child after receiving their diagnosis [5].
Therefore, family planning should be proactively addressed when consulting patients with MS [6].
MS and pregnancy
Viewpoints of MS experts from around the world
Prof. Dr. Bassem Yamout
Newly diagnosed with MS - What if the patient is full of plans of having a family?
BETAFERON and pregnancy
Excerpt from the European SmPC
References
- Bove R. Semin Neurol 2016; 36(2): 154-62. Return to content
- Coyle PK. Continuum (Minneap Minn) 2014; 20(1): 42-59. Return to content
- Wallin MT et al. Neurology 2019; 92(10): e1029-e1040. Return to content
- MS International Federation. Available at: https://www.msif.org/about-ms/epidemiology-of-ms/ Accessed on August 22, 2022. Return to content
- Lavorgna L et al. J Neurol 2019; 266(3): 707-16. Return to content
- Dobson R et al. Pract Neurol 2019; 19(2): 106-14. Return to content
