Pregnancy may have beneficial health effects for women with relapsing-remitting MS in the form of less long-term disability.
Participants are sought for our research project, in which we are seeking to identify the biological mechanisms that underpin this benefit by following Australian women with and without MS over a 3-5 year period. In these women, we will track changes that occur to the immune system before, during, and after pregnancy, and compare these changes against the immune activity in women of the same age who do not have children.
The results of this research may help reveal the biological process behind the start and progression of MS and in the development of new treatments. It may also help us to better understand the biological processes behind fertility, miscarriage, and pregnancy-associated conditions such as pre-eclampsia.
Inclusion criteria:
- Female
- 18 years and older
- Eligible for Medicare
- Do not have a neuroimmunological condition
- Have had no prior pregnancies (including miscarriages and terminations)
Contact:
- Dr Vilija Jokubaitis
- Email: vilija.jokubaitis@monash.edu
- Phone: (03) 9903 0880
- See more here.
Ethics approval: Alfred HREC 179/21
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