Ny beregning: 1 ud af 100 danske kvinder får sclerose i løbet af livet

New estimate: 1 in 100 Danish women will develop multiple sclerosis in their lifetime

Posted by Scleroseforeningen on September 13, 2026

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Sclerose rammer kvinder markant oftere end mænd. Ifølge Det Danske Scleroseregister vil 1 ud af 100 kvinder udvikle sclerose inden 90-årsalderen. I dag er tæt på 70 procent af sclerosepatienter desuden kvinder, og kønsskævheden er vokset gennem årtier – men årsagen er stadig ukendt.

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Multiple sclerosis affects women significantly more than men. According to the Danish Multiple Sclerosis Registry, 1 in 100 women will develop MS before age 90. Currently, nearly 70 percent of MS patients are women, and this gender disparity has increased over decades, but the cause remains unknown.

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