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Multiple Sclerosis and Pregnancy; Disease Activity and Disease Progression in Pregnancy and Postpartum Period

Multipl Skleroz ve Gebelik; Gebelik ve Postpartum Dönemde Hastalık Aktivitesi ve Hastalık Progresyonu

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452–458
Publication Date
2022-11-04
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DMTs used during pregnancy did not affect fetal development and abortion status.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: In this study, it was aimed to investigate how pregnancy and postpartum processes affect the course of MS disease, the effects of breast feeding on the frequency of attacks, and the fetal development in pregnant patients using MS treatment (disease modifying treatment (DMT)).
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Key Findings & Data:Our patients were followed up during pregnancy and postpartum 1 year.
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Conclusion & Impact:DMTs used during pregnancy did not affect fetal development and abortion status.
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Objective: In this study, it was aimed to investigate how pregnancy and postpartum processes affect the course of MS disease, the effects of breast feeding on the frequency of attacks, and the fetal development in pregnant patients using MS treatment (disease modifying treatment (DMT)). Materials and Methods: Our pregnant relapsing remitting MS (RRMS) patients who were followed up in our MS outpatient clinic were included in the study. Our patients were followed up during pregnancy and postpartum 1 year. Disability status was evaluated using the Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS). Annualized relapse rate (ARR) was calculated in the year preceding pregnancy, during pregnancy, and in the first year of postpartum. The duration of DMT use while pregnant, pregnancies resulting in miscarriage, low birth weight babies, preterm babies, and breastfeeding times were recorded and evaluated. Results: The number of pregnancies followed was 102 pregnancies, including 89 deliveries and 13 abortions. Twenty nine patients used DMT in some part of their pregnancy due to unplanned pregnancy. The disability condition evaluated before and 12 months after pregnancy progressed in 12 patients. Interestingly, 70 patients remained stable, while seven patients regressed. No relation was found between the use of DMT during pregnancy and miscarriage, preterm baby, and low birth weight baby. Mothers who were not breastfeeding or breastfeeding for less than 3 months experienced more attacks than mothers who breastfed for 3 months or more. Conclusion: Disease activity and disability status during pregnancy and the postpartum period did not change in RRMS patients compared to pre-pregnancy. DMTs used during pregnancy did not affect fetal development and abortion status.

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Amaç: Amacımız gebelik ve postpartum sürecin MS hastalığının seyrini nasıl etkilediğini araştırmak, emzirmenin atak sıklığı üzerine etkilerini araştırmak, gebe iken MS tedavisi (DMT) kullanan hastalarda bebek gelişimini araştırmaktır. Gereç ve Yöntem: MS polikliniğimizde takip ettiğimiz gebe olan Relapsing Remitting MS (RRMS) hastalarımız çalışmaya dahil edildi. Hastalarımız gebelik ve postpartum 1 yıl boyunca takip edildi. Özürlülük durumu Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) ile değerlendirildi. Gebelikten önceki yılda, gebelik boyunca ve postpartum birinci yılda yıllık atak oranları (ARR) hesaplandı. Hastalarımızın gebe iken DMT kullanma süreleri, düşük ile sonuçlanan gebelikler, düşük doğum ağırlıklı bebekler, preterm bebekler, emzirme süreleri kaydedildi. Bulgular: 89 doğum ve 13 abortus ile sonuçlanan 102 gebelik takip edildi. 29 hasta plansız gebelik nedeni ile gebeliğinin bir kısmında DMT kullandı. Gebelik döneminde 20 atak, postpartum 12 ayda 30 atak yaşandı. Hastaların gebelik öncesi 1 yılda, gebelik süresince ve postpartum 12 ayda ARR değerlerinde anlamlı farklılık oluşmadı. Gebelik öncesi ve gebelik sonrası 12 ayda değerlendirilen özürlülük durumu 12 hastada ilerledi 70 hasta stabil kaldı ve 7 hastada geriledi. Gebelikte DMT kullanımı ile düşük, preterm bebek, düşük doğum ağırlıklı bebek arasında ilişki saptanmadı. Emzirmeyen veya 3 aydan az emziren anneler 3 ay veya daha fazla emziren annelerden daha fazla atak yaşadı. Sonuç: RRMS hastalarında gebelikte ve postpartum dönemde hastalık aktivitesi ve özürlülük durumunu gebelik öncesine göre değişmedi. Gebe iken kullanılan DMT ler bebek gelişimini ve düşük durumunu etkilemedi. 3 ay veya daha uzun süre emzirme atak sıklığını düşürdü.

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Çilingir, V. (2022). Multiple Sclerosis and Pregnancy; Disease Activity and Disease Progression in Pregnancy and Postpartum Period. Van Tıp Dergisi, Cilt: 28 - Sayı: 3, 452–458. https://ajindex.com/articles/645934

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