Heraklion Meeting on Multiple Sclerosis
 Pregnancy reduces relapses in women suffering from multiple sclerosis
A meeting held at Heraklion at the end of November revealed that
there are about 500 MS sufferers in Crete. At the same meeting,
it was announced that pregnant women suffering from the condition
do not show signs of worsening, as believed until now, but on the
contrary have fewer relapses. It is thought that this is due to
high oestrogen levels during pregnancy.
According to Dr Vassilis Mastrodimos, head of the MS ward at
the University Hospital of Crete, relapses may present a slight
temporary increase during the first three months of pregnancy,
but this is treated with drugs that are completely harmless for
the newborn and there is no problem with breastfeeding.
Scientific research into this condition, which afflicts about
80 in 100,000 people in Crete, continues and it is believed that
new drugs to improve the progress of the disease will be developed
in the next five years.
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