Evaluation of reproductive health in female patients with multiple sclerosis in Polish population

Publication date: July 2018 Source:Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, Volume 53 Author(s): Paweł Bartnik, Aleksandra Wielgoś, Joanna Kacperczyk-Bartnik, Iwona Szymusik, Aleksandra Podlecka-Piętowska, Beata Zakrzewska-Pniewska, Mirosław Wielgoś Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease, which affects mostly women and has an early onset. Due to progress in treatment patients maintain a high quality of life for a long period and participate in all of its fields. One of them is reproductive health with all of its aspects. The aim of the study was to evaluate the reproductive health of female MS patients with regard to various features of MS. It was a cross-sectional study. The data was collected via anonymous survey distributed among patients with MS hospitalized at the Department of Neurology, Medical University of Warsaw and online. The study group consisted of 218 women diagnosed with MS. The survey consisted of demographic questions, questions assessing features of MS, reproductive health, sexual performance and psychological comorbidities, including depression and fatigue. 53.01% of MS patients declared interest in maternity. Patients interested in pregnancy were significantly younger (p < .01), often nulliparous (p < .001), had lower EDSS score (p < .006) and lower motor deficit (p < .001). History of at least one labour (p < .02) had a negative impact on the frequency of gynaecologic admissions. More ad...
Source: Journal of Clinical Neuroscience - Category: Neuroscience Source Type: research