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Pregnancy delays MS onset: study – Yahoo News Australia
A study has found women who have been pregnant are diagnosed with their first MS symptoms on average 3.3 years later than women who have never been pregnant.
Pregnancy may delay the onset of multiple sclerosis symptoms by more than three years.
Researchers say the finding has implications for a greater understanding of the causes of MS and the potential use of hormone therapy to delay symptoms.
It is estimated that more than 2.5 million people worldwide have the condition, with women four times more likely to than men.
The study, which used a global database of more than 70,000 MS patients and was run by Monash University in Australia, looked at w…
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