MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AND PREGNANCY

Authors

  • C. D. POPESCU University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Grigore T. Popa”- Iaşi

Keywords:

MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, PREGNANCY, BREASTFEEDING, BIRTH.

Abstract

Multiple sclerosis is one of the main reasons for invalidation of young adults of both sexes. The disease is more common in women than in men. The illness begins most frequently in patients between the ages of 20 and 40 years, which is also the most fertile period for women. MS is an immune-mediated disease with chronic evolution marked by exacerbations and remissions that amplify the degree of disability. The most common clinical picture is the one with relapse and remission whose evolution is greatly improved after immunomodulatory treatment. We have revised the literature together with the data from the national multiple sclerosis society and the cases that are in the National Programme of Multiple Sclerosis, mainly the ones that are assigned to the regional center of Iaşi, at the Neurology Clinic inside the Clinical Rehabilitation Hospital Iaşi. Pregnancy is quite frequent in female patients with MS. Certain risks are present during pregnancy, birth and breastfeeding and certain protocols must be applied, such as interrupting the immunomodulatory treatment before the conception. Child delivery must be closely monitored and it must take into consideration the dysfunction that the patient has and be adapted to the existing deficits. There are some methods that may be used during delivery for female patients with multiple sclerosis in order to make this process smooth and reduce the risk of postpartum complications. Multiple sclerosis is an invalidating disease, with a high prevalence in women. Pregnancy in patients with MS is not such a natural phenomenon as in a healthy female and it requires a multidisciplinary team in order to ensure the safety of both the mother and the newborn.

Author Biography

  • C. D. POPESCU, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Grigore T. Popa”- Iaşi

    Faculty of Medicine
    Discipline of Neurology

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Published

2018-05-14

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Vol. 118 No. 1 (2014): The Medical-Surgical Journal

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INTERNAL MEDICINE - PEDIATRICS

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