Multiple Sclerosis:
Its Affect On Fertility And Pregnancy

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) can be a worry for men and women trying to conceive, and sadly most people are diagnosed with MS right around the time they are usually thinking about starting a family.
MS normally strikes around child-bearing years, and usually more-so in women than men.

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MS affects the central nervous system and is incurable. Therefore you need to take preventative measures and find ways to better manage the condition to help with your fertility, and ensure a safe pregnancy.

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Find out exactly what MS is in this video:

You mustn't panic if you have MS. Once upon a time having children with MS was frowned upon, but today, it's actually seen as a good thing.
Why? Because recent studies have shown that pregnancy actually works as a protection to women with MS. What's more, women who have children are forced to be more active, so that is considered a good thing too if you have MS.

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Through treatment you can ease some MS symptoms and even slow the course of the condition but the trouble with MS is not knowing how you will be month to month because it is an unpredictable disease – some days you will feel good and other days it will strike you with iron force.

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Although MS occurs mainly in women, men do get it too, and for them it can cause problems like maintaining an erection during intercourse.

So, What Now?

Multiple Sclerosis hasn't been thoroughly researched in the way it can affect fertility but there has been evidence that your fecundity (ability to reproduce) might be hindered, along reproduction interferences that may happen in boxes sexes.

Check out this indepth video which is all about MS:

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Talk to your doctor to see if there are medication alternatives, because it has been revealed that some treatments used for MS such as mitoxantrone or cyclophosphamide may lead to early impairment of fertility due to the detrimental effect they may have on spermatozoa and oocytes.

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If you are having trouble deciding whether you should have children, or the impact it may have with your MS. Talk to your doctor about it, discuss it at length with your partner, and chat to your friends too. It's important to know if you will have a support system in place for the harder times.