Sexual Dysfunction and Quality of Life in Patients with Hidradenitis Suppurativa and Their Partners
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Cuenca Barrales, Carlos; Montero Vílchez, Trinidad; Arias Santiago, Salvador Antonio; Molina Leyva, AlejandroEditorial
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Materia
Hidradenitis suppurativa Quality of life Sexual dysfunction Erectile dysfunction Sexual partners
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2022-12-26Referencia bibliográfica
Cuenca-Barrales, C... [et al.]. Sexual Dysfunction and Quality of Life in Patients with Hidradenitis Suppurativa and Their Partners. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 389. [https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010389]
Resumen
Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic skin disease that profoundly affects patients’
quality of life (QoL) and sexuality. Few data are available on the impact of HS on patients’ partners.
We aimed to explore the QoL and sexual function of patients’ partners and the factors associated
with their impairment and to compare the QoL and sexual function of single patients and those in
a stable relationship. We conducted a cross-sectional study at Hospital Universitario Virgen de las
Nieves (Granada, Spain) and at theWroclaw Medical University (Wroclaw, Poland). Patients over the
age of 16 years attending their scheduled follow-up and their partners, if any, were included. The
Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) and the Family Dermatology Life Quality Index (FDLQI) were
used to estimate the QoL of patients and partners, respectively. The FSFI-6 was used to determine
sexual dysfunction in women and the IIEF-5 for erectile dysfunction in men. Thirty-four single
patients and twenty-eight patients in a stable relationship and their partners were included. Patients
had a very large impact (DLQI 12.5 7.5) and their partners a moderate impact (FDLQI 10.3 7.1)
in their QoL due to HS. Women with HS had a high prevalence of sexual dysfunction (13/32, 40.6%)
and men of erectile dysfunction (19/30, 63.3%). Male partners also had a high prevalence of erectile
dysfunction (10/17, 58.8%), while only one female partner had sexual dysfunction (1/11, 9.1%).
Factors related to disease severity, intensity of symptoms and body mass index were associated
with poorer QoL in partners and time of disease evolution with greater erectile dysfunction in male
partners. In conclusion, HS not only profoundly affects the QoL and sexuality of patients but also of
their partners. Several risk factors have been identified, which should be taken into account in the
holistic approach of the disease.