Which risk factors for MS apply to you?

[doublevision1]

These are some of the main risk factors I come across again and again in the literature.  Some are well established, other theorized. Please check all that apply to you.

I didn't have enough options to add an "Other" category, so if you have any risk factors not listed here, please tell us what they are.

[NZer1]

Female gender------------------------------------------------------- No
Between age 20 – 40 when symptoms began -----------No
Heredity/Family History of MS ---------------------------------Yes
Northern European ancestry ------------------------------------Yes
Hx of infectious mononucleosis --------------------------------?
Vitamin D deficiency -----------------------------------------------No
Childhood in 'high risk' area (Europe, Canada, northern U.S., NZ & SE Australia)-----Yes
Hx of smoking/Exposure to parental smoking -------------------Yes

[MAGrl]

Female
Northern Ancestry
Hx of Mono (20)
Lifelong MA resident
Both parents smoked

[Fluffysmom]

Female
Between 20 - 40 when symptoms began
Northern European ancestry
Childhood in Pacific Northwest
Hx of smoking and exposure to parental smoking.

[jensequitur]

• Female gender: Yes
• Between age 20 – 40 when symptoms began: 35
• Heredity/Family History of MS: Maybe
• Northern European ancestry: Yes
• Hx of infectious mononucleosis: Nope
• Vitamin D deficiency: Maybe
• Childhood in 'high risk' area (Europe, Canada, northern U.S., NZ & SE Australia): No
• Hx of smoking/Exposure to parental smoking: Yes to both

[doublevision1]

All but #3 (heredity) apply to me.

I submitted a suggestion to Medhlep requesting that they change the polling functionto allow multiple answers to one question.  If they can do this for us, I'll resubmit the poll so you can check off your responses and we can view the results in a pie chart.

[sunshine8]

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