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Menopause does not make MS worse, researchers say

Results show no difference in MS symptoms due to menopause

Experts had worried fluctuating hormone levels might affect MS progression

FRIDAY, Oct. 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Menopause does not increase symptoms and disability among women with multiple sclerosis, a major new study has concluded.

Some experts had been concerned that fluctuating hormone levels associated with menopause might affect severity of the neurodegenerative disease, researchers said.

MS disability notably increases around age 50, which coincides with the age many women experience menopause, noted senior researcher Vilija Jokubaitis , deputy head of translational medicine at Monash University in Australia.

But results showed that “menopause is n

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