Deciding when to start or grow a family is a complicated decision, made even more complicated when a diagnosis of MS is part of the picture. As with all aspects…
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The people with the greatest likelihood for being diagnosed with MS are women between the ages of 20 and 40. The demographics of MS create special economic risks that women…
Having MS does not appear to affect a woman’s ability to become pregnant. When infertility is a problem, it is likely caused by something other than MS. Pregnancy and pregnancy…
We know why people develop some diseases. Cystic fibrosis, for example, is caused by a single defective gene. If you have that gene, you will have the disease. Diseases such…
MS treatment has changed a lot in 30 years – and with it, so has long-term prognosis. We’re beyond the days when MS was a terminal disease that led people…
MS treatments have improved significantly and people with MS can anticipate remaining involved in long careers despite their diagnosis. However, the sobering reality is that one in four of all…
Every March, MS Awareness Month gives us a chance to bring multiple sclerosis to the forefront, to help advocate for people and families living with MS every day, and to…
InforMS: Could you please tell us about how you were diagnosed with MS? Catherine: My diagnosis was completely unexpected. I was having some memory issues and I was tired, but…
Gary and Joli’s daughter Reese was diagnosed in January of 2015, when she was 23 years old. Reese had been experiencing numbness in her right leg and torso for a…
Tikia is 37 years old, the mother of two teenage daughters, and the primary caregiver to her older brother Deshawn. “When Deshawn first got MS, I was 19 and I…
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This content was compiled by Rocky Mountain MS Center staff members.