What is muscular dystrophy?

Muscular dystrophy (MD) refers to a group of more than 30 inherited diseases that cause muscle weakness and muscle loss. Some forms of MD appear in infancy or childhood, while others may not appear until middle age or later.

How do members experience muscular dystrophy?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with muscular dystrophy*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for muscular dystrophy*

Who has muscular dystrophy on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 3
20s 10
30s 29
40s 22
50s 14
60s 16
70+ 10

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 28
Female 64

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What is muscular dystrophy?

Muscular dystrophy (MD) refers to a group of more than 30 inherited diseases that cause muscle weakness and muscle loss. Some forms of MD appear in infancy or childhood, while others may not appear until middle age or later.



Common symptoms reported by people with muscular dystrophy

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for muscular dystrophy

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Compare treatments taken by people with muscular dystrophy

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Who has muscular dystrophy on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 82 say muscular dystrophy is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 3
20s 10
30s 29
40s 22
50s 14
60s 16
70+ 10
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 15
20-29 years 3
30-39 years 3
40-49 years 1
50-59 years 3
60-69 years 0
70+ years 1

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 28
Female 64

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 33
Not Diagnosed 3

These charts show data from muscular dystrophy patients who have completed their condition history
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