Dr. Charles Mok discusses MS treatment options including minocycline, testosterone, estrogen, and stem cell therapy. Early-stage disease responds better than advanced axonal damage. Most treatments aren't covered by insurance, with stem cells being the most expensive option.
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Some people might have advanced disease and a total axonal transection, which means their nerve cells are broken. They're not probably going to get any benefit, at least not from studies currently done. But the people that are kind of on their way sliding downhill have the most benefit. And we've been doing this for about nine years with, again, missed success, but mostly favorable. It is something that is not covered by insurance. So it's, you know, you have to pay out of your pocket. The minocycline is pretty inexpensive. Testosterone, estrogen, reasonably inexpensive, and stem cells are a little bit more on the expensive side, but it's something, something to do for quality of life. It's certainly way cheaper use for Ms. Right now. If you do that combination, it's far cheaper.