ArticleFrontiers in neurology2021
Women's Health in Multiple Sclerosis: A Scoping Review.
Article in Frontiers in neurology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 21 citations in OpenAlex.
- Potential Protective Role of Pregnancy and Breastfeeding in Delaying Onset Symptoms Related to Multiple Sclerosis.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Pooled it
- Identifying knowledge gaps in reproductive health management for women with multiple sclerosis and healthcare professionals: a scoping review.Frontiers in neurologyPooled it
- The Neurology of Menopause.Current neurology and neuroscience reports · 2026Review
- Cognitive network plasticity across divergent aging trajectories: an exploratory graph-theoretic study.GeroScience · 2026Article
- Association of angiotensin converting enzyme type 2 serum level and gene polymorphisms with multiple sclerosis.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Menopause and multiple sclerosis: A scoping review of symptoms, disease course, and lived experience.Maturitas · 2026Article
- Peripartum Mental Illness in Mothers With Multiple Sclerosis and Other Chronic Diseases in Ontario, Canada.Neurology · 2025Article
- 'There's Nothing Wrong With You; You Just Need to Lose Weight'-A Qualitative Exploration of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Among Women With Multiple Sclerosis and Their Interaction in Seeking Pelvic Healthcare.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2024Article
- Priority setting: women's health topics in multiple sclerosis.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Article
- Risk of cervical pre-cancer and cancer in women with multiple sclerosis exposed to high efficacy disease modifying therapies.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Review
- Pregnancy-related healthcare utilization among women with multiple sclerosis.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Article
- Effectiveness of compassion-based online therapy on suicidal thoughts and pain catastrophizing in female patients with multiple sclerosis in the relapsing-remitting phase.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Characterizing the diversity of the multiple sclerosis population in Canada: A scoping review.Multiple sclerosis journal - experimental, translational and clinicalReview
- Men's health research priorities in men with multiple sclerosis.Multiple sclerosis journal - experimental, translational and clinicalArticle
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Abstract
backgroundWomen with multiple sclerosis (MS) may face challenges related to managing reproduction, pregnancy, and menopause while simultaneously managing their disease. The purpose of this scoping review was to map the literature broadly related to topics relevant to women's health in MS to inform the clinical and research communities about the existing types and sources of evidence and knowledge gaps. Apart from coverage of topics within the field of women's health, we were interested in potential gaps related to geographic and racial and ethnic diversity. We also aimed to understand the degree of inclusion of women with progressive MS in this research.
methodsWe searched the EMBASE and Ovid Medline databases from 1980 until November 23, 2020. We included case-control and cohort studies, clinical trials and case series published in any language, conducted in women with MS, clinically isolated syndrome, or radiologically isolated syndrome, that addressed women's health. Two reviewers independently screened abstracts and full-text reports for study inclusion, and completed data extraction.
resultsOf 112,106 citations screened, 1,041 underwent full-text review and 353 met the inclusion criteria. The number of studies regarding women's health has increased exponentially over time. Almost half of the studies were conducted (at least in part) in Europe, while 21.7% were conducted in North America; only one study was conducted in Africa. Most studies did not report the race or ethnicity of their participants (
conclusionsThis review identifies important knowledge gaps related to women's health in MS and particularly the need for future studies to include participants with a broader range of races and ethnicities, with progressive MS, and living in Asia-Pacific and African regions.
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