[Penny M.]

Why is the incidence of multiple sclerosis much higher in women than men?

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Name : Penny M., Gender : F, City : Melbourne, State : NA, Country : Australia, 

[TM]

No one really knows why there is a higher incidence of MS in women. I have been diagnosed with MS for about 13 years. It’s considered an Auto-Immune Disease, and women seem to get more Auto-Immune Diseases than men. There are other strange facts that surround MS: Most of those diagnosed are between 20 and 40 (I was 22 when diagnosed). Most have lived in a warm climate and moved to a colder climate and back to the warm climate by the age of 15 (I traveled quite a bit in my youth). Most come from an upper-middle class socioeconomic bracket (I fell into that category growing up). And most MS patients are well-educated (college or more). I hope they can figure out more about what causes MS than just what so many of us have in common.

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Name : TM, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Disability : have MS, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Catholic, Age : 36, City : near Dallas, State : TX, Country : United States, Occupation : Reports Analyst, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

[Debbie J.]

While science still can’t explain why more women seem to have MS or many other autoimmune diseases (such as lupus, which I have), they do suspect hormones are a factor. I hope that helps.

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Name : Debbie J., Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Disability : Lupus, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Christian, Age : 61, City : Arizona City, State : AZ, Country : United States, Occupation : Writer/Columnist, Education level : Technical School, Social class : Middle class, 

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