Infertility treatment could exacerbate disease in multiple sclerosis (MS), a new study suggests. 16 patients with relapsing–remitting MS were monitored for 12 months prior to 26 treatment cycles of gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists and follicle-stimulating hormone and were followed up for 9 months. Compared with baseline, treatment was associated with a sevenfold increased risk of disease exacerbation and a ninefold increased risk of enhanced MRI activity.
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Correale, J. et al. Increase in multiple sclerosis activity after assisted reproduction technology. Ann. Neurol. doi:10.1002/ana.23745
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Infertility treatment increases multiple sclerosis activity. Nat Rev Neurol 8, 659 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneurol.2012.232
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneurol.2012.232