ArticleBMC research notes2010
Multiple sclerosis and pregnancy: what does the patient think? a questionnaire study.
Article in BMC research notes, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Identifying knowledge gaps in reproductive health management for women with multiple sclerosis and healthcare professionals: a scoping review.Frontiers in neurologyPooled it
- Insufficient awareness of the disease and reproductive health issues in persons with multiple sclerosis.Acta neurologica Belgica · 2025Article
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- Factors interfering with parenthood decision-making in an Italian sample of people with multiple sclerosis: an exploratory online survey.Journal of neurology · 2019Article
- Pregnancy-Related Immune Changes and Demyelinating Diseases of the Central Nervous System.Frontiers in neurology · 2019Review
- Confounding psychosis in the postpartum period.The Psychiatric quarterly · 2014Article
- Expert recommendations to personalization of medical approaches in treatment of multiple sclerosis: an overview of family planning and pregnancy.The EPMA journal · 2012Article
- Family planning in Argentinian women with multiple sclerosis: An important yet seldom approached issue.Multiple sclerosis journal - experimental, translational and clinicalArticle
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Abstract
backgroundMultiple Sclerosis (MS) is primarily a disease of women in their childbearing years. Pregnancy and puerperium have opposite effects on the course of the disease. Nevertheless, no studies have been carried out yet on the level of information among female MS-patients regarding the interaction between MS and pregnancy.
findingsDemographic data, clinical features of MS, course of MS during pregnancy and puerperium as well as knowledge concerning MS and pregnancy were evaluated by means of a questionnaire in 154 female MS-patients. The level of information was significantly higher (p < 0.001) in women who had been pregnant in the past with the diagnosis MS known at this point of time. Furthermore patients reported about a lower frequency of relapses during pregnancy and a higher frequency of relapses in the first six months after giving birth.
conclusionsThe findings illustrate a lack of knowledge in female MS-patients concerning the interactions of MS and pregnancy. In order to make their own independent decision based on scientific facts known to date, female MS-patients need to be better informed on issues regarding MS and pregnancy.
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