Multiple Sclerosis and Pregnancy: Current Considerations
Joint Authors
Buraga, Ioan
Popovici, Roxana-Elena
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-04-07
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
Multiple sclerosis is the most common neurological disease of young adults that causes major disability.
In Romania, it is estimated that this disease has a prevalence of 35–40 per 100,000 inhabitants.
It is a disease that begins at the age of 20–40 years and is 2-3 times more common in women than in men.
More than half of patients with MS develop the disease in their fertile period of life; therefore, MS patients use contraceptive methods while being under our treatment.
Since several therapeutic options have been implemented with good efficiency in the disease stabilization, increasingly more patients begin to wonder about the possibility of having a child and about the possible risks of pregnancy.
The evolution during pregnancy and the lactation period has been favorable, with lower relapses and side effects comparable to those in the general population.
In addition, babies born to mothers with MS have not had a significantly different mean gestational age or birth weight compared to babies born to healthy mothers.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Buraga, Ioan& Popovici, Roxana-Elena. 2014. Multiple Sclerosis and Pregnancy: Current Considerations. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1049910
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Buraga, Ioan& Popovici, Roxana-Elena. Multiple Sclerosis and Pregnancy: Current Considerations. The Scientific World Journal No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1049910
American Medical Association (AMA)
Buraga, Ioan& Popovici, Roxana-Elena. Multiple Sclerosis and Pregnancy: Current Considerations. The Scientific World Journal. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1049910
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1049910