Table 2.
Medically relevant information shared by multiple sclerosis patients on the online posts.
| Information shared in posts | Number of posts (N=70), n (%) | Illustrative text extracted from post |
| Gestational age | 22 (31) | “I am 30 weeks pregnant” |
| First trimestera | 8 (11) | “I was 6 weeks when I found I was pregnant...” |
| Second trimestera | 7 (10) | “I am 27 weeks pregnant...” |
| Third trimestera | 7 (10) | “I am 33 weeks pregnant...” |
| Time diagnosed for MSb | 21 (30) | “I got diagnosed in 2009...” |
| Unplanned pregnancy | 22 (31) | “...found out I was pregnant at 8 weeks and immediately stopped Gilenya...” |
| Planned pregnancy | 8 (11) | “...stopped the medication in July to get pregnant...” |
| Outcome in newborns | 18 (25) | “My daughter is [a] healthy one-year old...” |
| Previous pregnancy | 10 (14) | “It’s my second baby...” |
| First pregnancy | 7 (10) | “It’s my first pregnancy...” |
| Concomitant medication | 5 (7) | “...Taking Methadone and Percocet as well...” |
| JCc virus result | 3 (4) | “...I am JC positive...” |
aThe first trimester (1-12 weeks), second trimester (13-28 weeks), and third trimester (29-40 weeks) according to definition available in the US Department of Health and Human Services.
bMS: multiple sclerosis.
cJC: John Cunningham.