How Has MS Affected Your Family Planning or Your Pregnancy?

For many years, there’s been anecdotal evidence that multiple sclerosis activity can slow — and some symptoms even improve — during pregnancy. The evidence was so strong that a multiyear study of the effect of hormone therapy to mimic pregnancy has been undertaken to test whether higher levels of a type of estrogen is behind this phenomenon. As a man — even a man with MS — I have no way to experience this firsthand. As an “enlightened” man, I wouldn’t even try to comment on it. I suppose it’s not unlike the blog we posted on MS and menopause a number of years ago. I simply cannot make any informed personal statement on the subject … so I’ll look to you to do it. I ran into a young woman I know who lives with multiple sclerosis the other day and found out that she is joyfully expecting this autumn. So I thought this might be a good subject for me to open and then simply step aside and allow the women who read and comment on our blogs to take over. The Effect of MS on Family Planning Deciding when or if to start a family is a big decision. The unwelcome addition of MS into the heap of considerations that go into this decision may be something a young woman reading this blog is thinking about right now. You can help. Did multiple sclerosis come into your family-planning decisions? Did your MS medication come into play? The Effect of MS on Pregnancy and Breastfeeding If you’ve been pregnant: How were your MS symptoms during your pregnancy? Did t...
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