Frequency of diminished ovarian reserve in women with multiple sclerosis in Chile : An exploratory study

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INTRODUCTION: Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease affecting around 2.8 million people worldwide. Two-thirds are women, and the mean age at diagnosis is about 30 years old. Social trends are moving towards older age at first pregnancy, both in women with and without MS.

OBJECTIVES: To determine the frequency of diminished ovarian reserve (DOR) through anti-Mullerian Hormone (AMH) measurement in women with MS at fertile age and Healthy Females (HF) in Chile.

METHODS: Case-control, multicentric, cross-sectional study including relapsing-remitting people with MS (pwMS) between 18 and 40 years and sex and age-matched HF. We obtained a blood sample to determine AMH levels. We defined DOR as AMH <1.5 ng/mL and very-low AMH levels as <0.5 ng/mL. Also, we performed questions regarding reproductive decision-making.

RESULTS: We included 79 sex and age-matched HF and 92 pwMS, median age 32(19-40) years, median disease duration 6 (1-17)years, median EDSS 1.0 (0-6), 95% were receiving disease-modifying therapy (DMT), 70% high-efficacy DMT and 37% with a treatment that contraindicates pregnancy. DOR was observed in 24% (n = 22) of the pwMS, compared to 14% (n = 11) of the HF (p = 0.09), while very-low AMH levels were observed in 7.6% (n = 7) of pwMS and none of the HF (p = 0.0166). We observed an inverse correlation between age and AMH levels. Age was the only significant risk factor for low AMH levels in pwMS (OR 1.14 95%CI(1.00-1-31), p = 0.04), including smoking, body mass index (BMI), hormonal contraception, autoimmune comorbidity, high/low-moderate efficacy DMT, and active disease as covariables. We did not find statistically significant differences in age at diagnosis, BMI, disease duration, EDSS, autoimmune comorbidity, use of hormonal contraception, or percentage of active disease between MS women with normal vs DOR. Over 70% of pwMS desired to become pregnant in the future, while 60% considered that the diagnosis of MS was a limitation for pregnancy planning.

CONCLUSIONS: No differences in DOR, measured by levels of AMH, were observed between pwMS MS and HF in Chile. As expected, AMH levels were correlated only with ageing. This information may be evaluated early during the disease course to help patients and neurologists with fertility counselling and family planning considerations regarding DMT use.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:79

Enthalten in:

Multiple sclerosis and related disorders - 79(2023) vom: 03. Nov., Seite 105012

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Pelayo, Carolina [VerfasserIn]
Ciampi, Ethel [VerfasserIn]
Soler, Bernardita [VerfasserIn]
Uribe-San-Martín, Reinaldo [VerfasserIn]
Reyes, Ana [VerfasserIn]
García, Lorena [VerfasserIn]
Del-Canto, Adolfo [VerfasserIn]
Gutierrez-Carquin, Leticia [VerfasserIn]
Barrerra-Hormazabal, Antonia [VerfasserIn]
Jürgensen-Heinrich, Lukas [VerfasserIn]
Guzman-Cárcamo, Ignacio [VerfasserIn]
Carvajal, Andrés [VerfasserIn]
Troncoso, Carlos [VerfasserIn]
Carvajal, Rodrigo [VerfasserIn]
Cárcamo, Claudia [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anti-mullerian hormone
Diminished ovarian reserve
Fertility
Journal Article
Ovarian ageing
Ovarian reserve
Relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis

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Date Completed 10.11.2023

Date Revised 10.11.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.msard.2023.105012

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NLM362910405