Pregnancy, fertility and MS

Associate Professor Vilija Jokubaitis discusses family planning, pregnancy and fertility in women with multiple sclerosis, covering important topics including medication considerations during pregnancy, genetics and fertility in men and women.

Covered in this presentation is:

• MS and pregnancy considerations and prenatal advice
• Fertility for women and men, infertility and assisted reproductive technology (IVF)
• Genetics & environmental factors, and risk of future children developing MS
• Relapse activity during pregnancy, and risk factors for postpartum relapse risk
• Disease modifying therapies (DMT) and use during pregnancy and breastfeeding
• Evidence showing no risk of disability worsening during pregnancy, and pregnancy in Primary Progressive MS

Presenter

Associate Professor Vilija Jokubaitis

Associate Professor Vilija Jokubaitis is a senior research fellow, associate professor and group leader at Monash Universityopens in new tab and her research has a particular focus on MS genetics, environment, and women’s health and pregnancy research. Associate Professor Jokubaitis leads an international Women's Health, Pregnancy and neonatal outcomes registry integrated in MSBaseopens in new tab, with a focus on biological mechanisms underlying pregnancy impacts on disease states.

Published September 2023