Sexual function in female juvenile idiopathic arthritis patients
Adv Rheumatol
; 59: 13, 2019. tab
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ABSTRACT
Abstract Objective:
To evaluate sexual function female adolescents and young adults with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and healthy controls.Methods:
After exclusion, 21 female adolescent and young JIA patients and 25 healthy controls were selected for this study. Sexual function was assessed by the Sexual Quotient Questionnaire for Females (SQQ-F) score, which is a validated tool and adapted for Brazilian Portuguese language. Demographic data, JIA clinical/laboratory parameters and treatment were also assessed.Results:
The median current age [26.5 (17-38.1) vs. 29.3 (19.7-35.8) years, p = 0.700)] as well as age at the first sexual activity [18 (14-30) vs. 17 (10-24) years, p = 0.158] were similar in JIA patients and healthy controls. The median of SQQ-F score was alike in both groups [75.9 (50-92) vs. 78.2 (58-94), p = 0.529], as well as frequencies of sexual dysfunction (14% vs. 12%, p = 1.000). The frequencies of all sexual domains (desire/sexual fantasies, desire/interest, arousal/foreplay, arousal/lubrication, arousal/in tune with partner, penetration/relaxation, pain/penetration, desire/involvement, orgasm and general satisfaction scores) were similar in JIA patients and healthy controls (p > 0.05).Conclusions:
To our knowledge, this was the first study using a validated sexual score in a chronic arthritis population suggesting a low frequency of overall sexual dysfunction in young JIA patients. Future multicenter studies with a large sample will be necessary to confirm this finding.Key words
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Main subject:
Breast Neoplasms
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Hypothyroidism
Type of study:
Clinical_trials
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
En
Journal:
Adv Rheumatol
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Advances in rheumatology (Online)
Journal subject:
Artrite
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Reumatologia
Year:
2019
Type:
Article
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