Health issues in women with multiple sclerosis. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Maria K. Houtchens, A. Dessa Sadovnick, editors.
• Editors: Houtchens, Maria K; Sadovnick, Adele D, 1950-
• Contents: Foreword; Preface; Contents; 1: Genetic Considerations and Reproductive Planning in Women with MS; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Fertility, Obstetrical Management, and Safety of MSTherapies (Conception, Gestation, Breastfeeding); 1.3 Reproductive Decision-Making: Retrospective Data; 1.4 Reproductive Concerns of MS Patients; 1.4.1 Genetics of Multiple Sclerosis; 1.5 Reproductive Counseling in MS; 1.6 Pediatric MS; 1.7 Summary; References; 2: Fertility and Assisted Reproductive Techniques in Women with MS; 2.1 The Reproductive Cycle and Fertility/Infertility; 2.1.1 Fertility in General. 2.1.2 Ovarian Cycle; 2.1.3 Uterine Cycle; 2.2 Epidemiology of Female Fertility in Multiple Sclerosis; 2.3 Assisted Reproductive Techniques (ARTs) and MS; 2.3.1 ARTs andHormonal Approaches in General; 2.3.2 ARTs and MS: Existing Studies; 2.4 Concluding Remarks; References; 3: Pregnancy Considerations and Pregnancy Outcomes in Women with MS; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Pregnancy Considerations; 3.2.1 Times Have Changed for Pregnancy in MS; 3.2.2 Women of Childbearing Age Are Susceptible to Relapsing-Remitting MS; 3.2.3 Changing Temporal Trends in Female to Male Ratio of MS. 3.2.4 Women with MS Have a Milder Disease Course; 3.2.4.1 Disentangling Effects ofPhenotype, Gender, and Age of Clinical Onset; 3.2.4.2 Age at Onset in MS and Age at Pregnancy Overlap; 3.2.4.3 Evidence from Natural History Studies; 3.2.4.4 Evidence from MRI and Cognition Studies; 3.2.5 The Risk of MS in Relation to Parity Status; 3.2.6 MS Onset in Relation to Pregnancy; 3.2.7 Getting Pregnant with MS (Patient's Perspective); 3.2.7.1 Concerns; 3.2.7.2 Practices; 3.2.8 Final Comments; 3.3 Pregnancy Outcomes in MS; 3.3.1 Effect of MS onPregnancy, Delivery, and Birth Outcomes. 3.3.2 Effects ofPregnancy on MS (Until 2 Years After Delivery); 3.3.3 Effects of Breastfeeding on MS; 3.3.4 Effects of Epidural Anesthesia and Cesarian Delivery on MS; 3.3.5 Postpartum Emotional Distress andSocial Support; 3.3.6 Long-Term Effects of Pregnancy and Postpartum on MS (>2Years); 3.3.6.1 Relapse Rate, Disability, and Risk of Secondary Progression; 3.3.6.2 Time from Onset to Reach Ambulatory Disability Milestones; 3.3.6.3 Age of Reaching Ambulatory Disability Milestones; 3.3.7 How to Explain a Potential Beneficial Effect of Pregnancy?
• Publisher Details: Wien, Austria : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 616.8/34; Multiple sclerosis; Multiple sclerosis -- Treatment; Women -- Diseases; HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General; HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- Immune & Autoimmune; MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine; MEDICAL -- Diseases; MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine; MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine; Multiple sclerosis; Multiple sclerosis -- Treatment; Women -- Diseases; Medicine & Public Health; Neurology; Obstetrics/Perinatology; General Practice -- Family Medicine; Nursing; Multiple Sclerosis; Women{u2019}s Health; Fulltext; Internet Resources
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783709148587; 3709148588; 3709148561; 9783709148563
• Related ISBNs: 9783709148563
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed March 22, 2017).
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