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| Title |
Symptoms of multiple sclerosis during use of combined hormonal contraception
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| Published in |
European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology & Reproductive Biology, July 2015
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| DOI | 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2015.06.030 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Per Kempe, Mats Hammar, Jan Brynhildsen |
| Abstract |
The incidence and disease course of multiple sclerosis (MS) is influenced by sex steroids, and several studies have shown less disease activity during high estrogen states. We have previously shown variation in symptom experience related to the estrogen/progestogen phase in women using combined hormonal contraceptives (CHC) in a small sample. The aim of this study was to confirm these results in a larger sample. Self-assessment of symptoms of MS in relation to CHC cycle by 22 female MS patients. A symptom diary based on a validated instrument for cyclical symptoms was used. Mean symptom scores for high and low estrogen/progestogen phases were compared. The women scored four out of ten symptoms significantly higher during the pill-free week than during the CHC phase (p<.05). Women with MS report more pronounced symptoms during the pill-free, low-estrogen/progestogen phase of CHC use. Future studies should investigate, with a prospective, controlled design, the effects that continuous-use regimens of CHC have in women with MS. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 29 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 5 | 17% |
| Researcher | 3 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 2 | 7% |
| Professor | 2 | 7% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 2 | 7% |
| Other | 6 | 21% |
| Unknown | 9 | 31% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 6 | 21% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 7% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 7% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | 3% |
| Linguistics | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 5 | 17% |
| Unknown | 12 | 41% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 9. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 23 February 2016.
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