Neurológia pre prax 4/2011
Multiple sclerosis and the menopause
The article is about the relationship between multiple sclerosis (MS) with menopause. MS is an autoimmune, inflammatory, neurodegenerative disease with chronic course. MS affects patients at a younger age. Improvements in treatment due, that more women are in menopause and postmenopause age. Women with MS have menopause earlier than is the average age of menopause in a population. Author discusses the role of changes in levels of sex hormones at menopause and their potential impact on the course of MS.
Keywords: multiple sclerosis (MS), menopause, hormones, ovarian function, premature menopause, hormonal therapy.
