I was wondering I
would love to have a baby some day,but I
am so afraud if my child got ms I would
hate myself forever!
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Mehra66
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 11 Jun 2004 Posts: 11 Location: Washington
Posted: 07-02-04 00:39am
It's okay to be concerned. Someday I want
to have children, i'm only 23 right now
though. But anyways, it is an extremely
low chance of passing it on. I would
almost say rare. So you shouldn't worry.
I'll give you the same advice my doctor
told me... Have fun and try to lead a
normal life, have children and get married
when you are ready. Just because you have
m.S. Doesn't mean you have to throw your
dreams away.
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*Amanda*
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 08 Dec 2004 Posts: 5 Location: Australia
Help For U Posted: 12-08-04 23:27pm
My grandmother also has ms and she has
nearly had it for 30 years which is the
age most people live with having ms! Ummm
statistics say that there is like a 1 in
50 chance of getting multiple sclerosis if
a family member has ms. It scares me and
my dad knowing these statistics but there
is also a chance that they wont have ms.
Im pretty sure that a baby would be great
for you!!!
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oopoopoop
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Joined: 18 Mar 2004 Posts: 1250 Location: ,
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Posted: 12-10-04 06:59am
The chances of your child getting ms, if
you have it, are something like 8 times
higher than for the general population --
but that is still not a huge chance. Not
to put a negative spin on it, but there is
just as much chance of any baby having
some other kind of birth defect.
If you want to improve your child's odds,
you should move as close to the equator as
you can -- the effect of latitude
(probably sunlight) seems to be able to
overcome a good proportion of
predisposition. Studies show ms is lower
in places closer to the equator, and
people who move to those places have lower
ms rates than in the places they moved
from.
I was wondering I
would love to have a baby some day,but I
am so afraud if my child got ms I would
hate myself forever! 
