There is a larger proportion of women with MS than there is of men with MS. Not surprisingly, some tend towards associating women with multiple sclerosis, and describing this condition as a woman’s disease. But is this accurate? Is it correct to suggest that multiple sclerosis is a women’s disease?

The answer to the above questions ultimately depends on what one means by the term “women’s disease”. If the term is used to designate diseases that solely strike women, then it certainly does not apply to multiple sclerosis. There may be more women diagnosed with MS than there are men diagnosed with it, but all the same there are males living with MS. If the term “women’s disease” is being used to refer to diseases that predominantly affect women, but also claim male victims, then multiple sclerosis fits into this mold. However, there aren’t too many contexts where “women’s …