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 …

ECTRIMS/EAN guideline on the pharmacological treatment of people with multiple sclerosis

X Montalban, R Gold, AJ Thompson… - Multiple Sclerosis …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a complex disease with new drugs becoming
available in the past years. There is a need for a reference tool compiling current data to aid …

Relapse occurrence in women with multiple sclerosis during pregnancy in the new treatment era

R Alroughani, MS Alowayesh, SF Ahmed… - Neurology, 2018 - AAN Enterprises
Objective To determine the rate of relapse occurrence during pregnancy and postpartum.
Methods In a cross-sectional study using the national multiple sclerosis (MS) registry …

Interferon-beta exposure during first trimester is safe in women with multiple sclerosis—a prospective cohort study from the German Multiple Sclerosis and Pregnancy …

S Thiel, A Langer-Gould, M Rockhoff… - Multiple Sclerosis …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Available data suggest that pregnancy exposure to interferon-beta might result
in lower mean birth weight and preterm birth. Objective: To determine the effect of interferon …

Multiple sclerosis and pregnancy in the'treatment era'

S Vukusic, R Marignier - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2015 - nature.com
The influence of pregnancy on the course of multiple sclerosis (MS) has long been
controversial; until the end of 1990s, women with MS were discouraged from having children …

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 …

Pregnancy-related issues in women with multiple sclerosis: an evidence-based review with practical recommendations

B Canibaño, D Deleu, B Mesraoua… - Journal of drug …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Objective To review the current evidence regarding pregnancy-related issues in multiple
sclerosis (MS) and to provide recommendations specific for each of them. Research design …

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 …

Delayed-release dimethyl fumarate and pregnancy: preclinical studies and pregnancy outcomes from clinical trials and postmarketing experience

R Gold, JT Phillips, E Havrdova, A Bar-Or… - Neurology and …, 2015 - Springer
Introduction Delayed-release dimethyl fumarate (DMF; also known as gastro-resistant DMF)
is an oral agent for the treatment of relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS). No formal …