Anotace:
Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune, inflammatory, and neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system. MS typically affects young adults between the ages of 20 and 40 years and the disease is more prevalent among women. The course of MS, whether relapsing-remitting or primary progressive, is now well and extensively mapped. With the use of highly effective therapies, we try to influence the disease as therapeutically as possible. Even in cases when patients are clinically and radiologically stable, may still experience some minor fluctuations in their health status, especially transient worsening of subjectively perceived symptoms, such as fatigue or dizziness. One of the factors that may affect the condition of MS patients to a small extent is the menstrual cycle. In this review paper, we will discuss how the menstrual cycle can affect MS, and on the other hand, how MS affects the menstrual cycle.