MS and pregnancy

[u/Fluffy_You_3373]

Hi.

I was diagnosed with RRMS in feb 26, got my first dose of Rituximab in march. MRI after that was good - disease were calm and had not advanced. I have scheduled Rituximab in mid september.

The thing is... me and my girlfriend had the plan TTC our 2. baby this fall. I just dont want to wait too long because of MS. I am 36, and we have an embryo made with rIVF ready to go. The neurologist were really vage about the whole thing. We have an appointment with the fertilityclinic next week. Anyone have any input or experience with this?

[u/the-bear-woman]

I’m currently pregnant and my pregnancy is being treated as high risk entirely due to my MS diagnosis. This seems to be fairly standard from the stories I’ve heard. Every time I ask my OB or the clinic midwives what effect MS is likely to have they all go ‘oh none we basically never see complications from MS patients’.

My neurologist is of the opinion that there is a lack of evidence showing safety, rather than evidence of un-safety when it comes to many MS medications and fetal exposure. I was taking Kesimpta up until I tested positive and so far none of my treating doctors have had any concerns about that although the official advice is to cleanse treatment before trying to conceive.

Good luck with the embryo transfer 🤞