An estimated 2,900,000 people have multiple sclerosis but it is not spread evenly around the world. MS is more common in women and in countries further from the Equator.

This is a recording from a live stream we did earlier with the Head of Information and Engagement at the MS Trust Claire Winchester, we chat to her about a report called “Life changing: mental health and MS". In this report we find out about what the MS community in the UK has to say about mental health.

Some people with MS find that their symptoms get worse in response to an increase or decrease in their core body or skin temperature. Here’s more on why temperature sensitivity can happen.

Some people with MS find that their symptoms get worse when they are cold. Here’s more on why this can happen and a range of ideas to help you manage cold sensitivity.

Some people with MS find that their symptoms get worse when they are too hot or too cold. Here’s more on why this can happen and a range of ideas to help manage combined temperature sensitivity.

We catch up with Dr Nikos Evangelou about how and why heat affects people with MS. We also share some of your thoughts and real life experiences of heat sensitivity as well as tips on how to deal with it.

In our last episode of 2021 we speak to Dr Nikos Evangelou about how cold temperatures affect people with MS. We also share some of your thoughts and real life experiences of cold sensitivity.

MS is most often diagnosed between the ages of 20-40, when many people may be thinking of starting, or extending, their family. Having MS can raise questions to consider, these may include: whether MS will affect your fertility; what the risk of your children developing MS is; what effect medications taken before and during pregnancy may have; and for women, what effect the pregnancy itself may have on your MS.

Beta interferons are disease modifying therapies (DMTs) for relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis. You self-inject them into a muscle or under the skin.