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Carlos Cuenca-Barrales1, Alejandro Molina-Leyva2,3,4
1Dermatology Department, Hospital Universitario San Cecilio, Granada, Spain.
Background:
Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) has a high impact on quality of life. However, sexual health has scarcely been investigated.
Objective:
To describe the frequency of sexual dysfunction (SD) in women and erectile dysfunction (ED) in men with HS and to explore potential risk factors.
Patients And Methods:
We conducted a cross-sectional study using a crowd-sourced online questionnaire spread by the Spanish hidradenitis suppurativa patients' association (ASENDHI).
Results:
In total, 393 participants answered the questionnaire. SD was found in 51% (95% CI 45-57%) of women and ED in 60% (95% CI 49-70%) of men. Factors related to SD were education status, patient's global assessment for disease activity, numeric rating scale for pain and unpleasant odour and the absence of a stable relationship. Factors related to ED were increasing age, the presence of active lesions in the genital area and the number of areas affected by active lesions.
Conclusions:
There is a high prevalence of SD and ED in HS patients. Being in a stable relationship has been a protective factor of SD in women. The results suggest that sexual impairment in HS patients is due, at least in part, to disease activity, symptoms and active lesions.
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