Sexual Distress in Patients with Hidradenitis Suppurativa: A Cross-Sectional Study.
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2019-04-18
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Cuenca-Barrales, Carlos
Ruiz-Villaverde, Ricardo
Molina-Leyva, Alejandro
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Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic auto-inflammatory skin disease with a great impact in quality of life. However, there is little research about the impact of HS on sex life. The aims of this study are to describe the frequency of sexual distress (SD) in patients with HS and to explore potentially associated epidemiological and clinical factors. We conducted a cross-sectional study by means of a crowd-sourced online questionnaire hosted by the Spanish hidradenitis suppurativa patients' association (ASENDHI). Sexual distress (SD) was evaluated with a Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) for HS impact on sex life. A total of 393 participants answered the questionnaire. The mean NRS for HS impact on sex life was 7.24 (2.77) in women and 6.39 (3.44) in men (p
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hidradenitis suppurativa, mental disorder, mental health, sexual dysfunction, sexuality