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. 2010 Dec;94(7):2835-7.
doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.06.045.

Age at onset of multiple sclerosis is correlated to use of combined oral contraceptives and childbirth before diagnosis

Per Holmqvist  1 , Mats Hammar, Anne-Marie Landtblom, Jan Brynhildsen
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Age at onset of multiple sclerosis is correlated to use of combined oral contraceptives and childbirth before diagnosis

Per Holmqvist et al. Fertil Steril. 2010 Dec.
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Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate whether age of onset of multiple sclerosis is related to use of combined oral contraceptives and/or timing of childbirth. The results showed that use of combined oral contraceptives and childbirth before the first multiple sclerosis symptom was correlated to a higher mean age at the onset of the disease.

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  • Estrogen-vitamin D interaction in multiple sclerosis.
    Disanto G, Handel AE, Ramagopalan SV. Disanto G, et al. Fertil Steril. 2011 Jan;95(1):e3; author reply e4. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.09.047. Epub 2010 Nov 5. Fertil Steril. 2011. PMID: 21055742 No abstract available.

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