The Complicated Menopause Multiple Sclerosis Interaction

Although menopause is not the primary driver of multiple sclerosis disease progression, there is still some symptom overlap, such as brain fog, urinary dysfunction and vasomotor symptoms, according to a recent study published in JAMA Neurology.

Lead author Francesca Bridge, MBBS, neurologist at Alfred Health in Melbourne, Australia, and Ph.D. candidate at Monash University, recently sat down with Managed Healthcare Executive to discuss the paper’s hypothesis and what inspired her to study the connection between menopause and multiple sclerosis.