Quality of life and sexual health in patients with hidradenitis suppurativa.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic, recurrent, debilitating follicular disease. The effect of HS on physical and psychological aspects of sexual function is not well understood.

Objective

The objective of this study is to investigate the contribution of sexual dysfunction to the quality of life (QoL) of patients with HS and to investigate the extent to which sexual health predicts the QoL in these patients.

Methods

This is an observational cross-sectional study of 50 patients with HS and 50 healthy volunteers who completed questionnaires to measure QoL and sexual functioning using four validated tools.

Results

Male patients experienced higher sexual dysfunction and a reduced quality of sexual life, while female patients reported higher sexual

SUBMITTER: Alavi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6047191 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature