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.

[doublevision1]

I mucked this up!  I thought you could pick any or all responses, but the poll only lets you pick one.  Community Leaders, can you help?

[ambrosiawind]

lol i did the same thing anyway here are my risk factors

female

33

I am of English decent

No Mono but Meningitis

first 7 years of life i lived in the northwest territories canada (way way way up north lol)

Ive been smoking since i was 12 my mother smoked until i was 10

I think that is it

[saveone]

1..2..4..7 and 8 apply.  You didn't muck up.  We have had 3 polls I think in the last month or so and all of us did the same thing.

I don't know how to fix it so maybe the CLs can.

Interesting poll.  I am looking forward to reading the posts and seeing the results.

terry

[saveone]

PS  I just checked the first one.

[Quixotic1]

Female

Northern Euro ancestry

Vit D deficiency

Infectious Mono

Q

[Erin0313]

Here's My data for the poll:

Female
Between 20 & 40 when began
Severe Mono as a child
Vitamin D deficiency
History of Smoking and Parental Smoking

Well that's more than half of the choices - Can't wait to read the posts

Erin :)

[Rachelinpain]

female
age 20-40
mono?
vitD?
hx of smoking parent
scottish, french, native american

[Octarine]

Female
Between age 20 – 40 when symptoms began (31)
Northern European ancestry (Irish)
Vitamin D deficiency?  Very low but in normal range (34)
Childhood in 'high risk' area (New England, USA)
Hx of smoking/Exposure to parental smoking (I smoked about 10 years, mother till I was about 10)

I didn't know that mono or smoking were risk factors.  Interesting.

[Suzie9]

female age 20-40 when symptoms began (28)
Scottish ancestry (live in England UK)
Smoking (Smoked from 15 - 25 yrs old)

[essdipity]

Female
Northern European ancestry (mostly German and Irish)
Childhood in Mid-Atlantic area
Smoked age 20-35, father smoked when I was a child


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[momto2grls]

Female 43yo
English/Irish ancestry
Hx of Mono (at age 23)
Vit D def.

[ShockedToday]

Female
(actually think first symptom, tingling in mouth, started in late teens)
Northern European Ancestry (German, English, French)
Had mono in my early twenties
Grew up in north eastern part of US
Both of my parents smoked
Not sure about the vitamin d deficiency as I just got the bloodwork done for it yesterday.

[Heather3418]

Female
Symptoms between ages 20-40
Not sure of true ancestry - I'm adopted.  Natural red head, so I would suspect, Irish or Scottish somehwere.  Birth father's name was Gernam, so mabe some of that too
Vitamin D never checked
One parent smoked
I smoke
Spent time as a child in Canada, Massachusetts, Northern Virgnia and Japan

[syndismilez]

Hi!!!!  

Female. 35 at time of symptoms
Almost pure Dutch
Multiple bouts of severe Mono
Nave Brat born in Japan, but lived mostly
In northern USA

Great poll!!!!

[hbananas]

* Female
* N European ancestry (does Great Britain count?)
* Live in Northern US
* I have had EBV sometime in the past, never got dx with mono, though.
* History of parental smoking.  Both of 'em, constantly, even shut up in the car on long trips.  (Do I sound bitter?)

[Rena705]

...Female
...29 years old when symptoms started
...Family History Unknown (adopted as infant)
...Irish/Scottish Descent
...Live in Alberta, Canada (all my life)
...Vitamin D Deficiency
...History of Smoking (approx. 30 years...quit 17 months ago)

[buriedinfur]

Female gender
Between age 20 – 40 when symptoms began (28)
Northern European ancestry (I'm so white I glow - redhead)
Childhood in 'high risk' area (Canada)
Hx of exposure to parental smoking ('but we never smoked in your bedroom' was the line my parents always gave me)

Still in limbo though. So...maybe it's not ;).

[cydney27]

Female
Over 50 when noticeable symptoms began
Family history Aunt, 2 cousins and their 2 nephews ( fathers side) one cousin on mothers side.
Northern European descent (Dutch)
Grew up in Michigan
Both Parents smoked ( Heavily) and I smoke. But not for long.

[sunshine8]

1,2,4,5,7,8

[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.

[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

[Fluffysmom]

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

[MAGrl]

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

[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