The Impact of Systemic Sclerosis on Sexual Health: An Italian Survey.

Alessandro Ferdinando RuffoloMaurizio SeratiArianna CasiraghiVittoria BeniniChiara ScancarelloMaria Carmela Di DeddaCarla GarbagnatiAndrea BragaMassimo CandianiStefano Salvatore

Published in: Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) (2023)

In women with SSc, VVA symptoms and sexual dysfunction are highly prevalent, independently from menopause. In more than half of the investigated women with SSc, we found reluctance to talk about their sexual problems, despite being symptomatic. This should encourage physicians to investigate vulvovaginal and sexual health. SSc patients would welcome the advent of new treatment possibilities for their VVA and sexual complaints.

Keyphrases

systemic sclerosis
mental health
interstitial lung disease
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
primary care
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
oxidative stress
cross sectional
rheumatoid arthritis
depressive symptoms
smoking cessation