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Is Multiple Sclerosis Gender-Specific?

Is Multiple Sclerosis Gender-Specific? (0:20)

The most prevalent form of MS, relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis, is more common in women than men, explains HealthMaker Saud Sadiq, MD. Other forms of MS are equally distributed.

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It's more common in women than in men. If you have relapsing-remitting, that's the common form of the disease. At on set, but in primary progressive which affects about 15% of patients. There's no genda superiority. It's male and female equally.