scholarly journals Sexual Health and Intimate Relationships in Rheumatoid Arthritis

10.5772/25861 ◽  
2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristina Areskoug ◽  
Ulrika Oberg
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Sexual Health ◽  
Intimate Relationships

A literature review of the sexual health of women with rheumatoid arthritis

2009 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 219-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristina Areskoug-Josefsson ◽  
Ulrika Öberg
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Sexual Health

scholarly journals Sexual Health and Dysfunction in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Cross-sectional Single-Center Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 615-630
Author(s):  
Laila Twisttmann Bay ◽  
Christian Graugaard ◽  
Dorthe S. Nielsen ◽  
Sören Möller ◽  
Torkell Ellingsen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Sexual Health ◽  
Single Center ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Single Center Study ◽  
Center Study

scholarly journals AB0718 ASSESSMENT OF SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION IN WOMEN AND MEN WITH FIBROMYALGIA SYNDROME

2021 ◽  
Vol 80 (Suppl 1) ◽  
pp. 1390.2-1390
Author(s):  
G. Mouna ◽  
J. Mahbouba ◽  
S. Zrour ◽  
I. Bejia ◽  
M. Touzi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Sexual Dysfunction ◽  
Sexual Health ◽  
Fibromyalgia Syndrome ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Sexual Life ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Female Patients ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Male Patients

Background:Fibromyalgia syndrome is a chronic musculoskeletal disease, which compromises physical, mental, and sexual health. Although concerns related to sexuality are commonly reported, the literature on sexual functioning in patient with fibromyalgia is limited to female patients.Objectives:The aim of our study is to identify sexual dysfunction in women and men with fibromyalgia syndrome compared with patients with rheumatoid arthritis.Methods:This is a cross-sectional comparative study: ‘34 patients with fibromyalgia syndrome compared to 100 patients with rheumatoid arthritis’ conducted in the rheumatology department of CHU Fattouma Bourguiba de Monastir over a period from February to November 2017. We used the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) and the Sexual Health Inventory for Men (SHIM).Results:Our sample comprised 34 patients with fibromyalgia (31 females and 3 males) and 100 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (58 females and 15 males).Sexual dysfunction was present in 100% of female patients with fibromyalgia syndrome compared to 60% of female patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Female patients with fibromyalgia syndrome had a decreased FSFI score: 10,3±8,74 versus 16,86±8,87 in the rheumatoid arthitis group with p=0.001. While among the male patients, we found no significant difference between the two groups.Conclusion:Fibromyalgia syndrome had negative side effect on the sexual life of female patients. Recognition of this dysfunction and its inclusion in the multidisciplinary management of fibromyalgia must be part of the treatment.References:[1]P. Romero-Alcalá et al., « Sexuality in male partners of womenwithfibromyalgiasyndrome: A qualitative study », PLoS One, vol. 14, no 11, nov. 2019, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0224990.[2]M. D. H. Besiroglu et M. D. M. Dursun, « The association betweenfibromyalgia and femalesexualdysfunction:asystematicreview and meta-analysis of observationalstudies », Int J ImpotRes, vol. 31, no 4, p. 288-297, juill. 2019, doi: 10.1038/s41443-018-0098-3.[3]T. M. Matarín Jiménez, C. Fernández-Sola, J. M. Hernández-Padilla, M. Correa Casado, L. H. Antequera Raynal, et J. Granero-Molina, « Perceptions about the sexuality of womenwithfibromyalgiasyndrome:aphenomenologicalstudy », J Adv Nurs, vol. 73, no 7, p. 1646-1656, juill. 2017, doi: 10.1111/jan.13262.[4]L. Bazzichiet al., « Fibromyalgia and sexualproblems », Reumatismo, vol. 64, no 4, p. 261-267, sept. 2012, doi: 10.4081/reumatismo.2012.261.Disclosure of Interests:None declared

scholarly journals Sexual health in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and the association between physical fitness and sexual function: a cross-sectional study

2018 ◽  
Vol 38 (6) ◽  
pp. 1103-1114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Ernst Dorner ◽  
Carolin Berner ◽  
Sandra Haider ◽  
Igor Grabovac ◽  
Thomas Lamprecht ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Sexual Health ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Sexual Function ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

Normative Sexual Health Development in Non-Normative Circumstances: Exploring Healthy Intimate Relationships Among Young People in Foster Care

2021 ◽  
pp. 074355842110003
Author(s):  
Roni Diamant-Wilson ◽  
Jo Williams
Keyword(s):  
Foster Care ◽  
Young People ◽  
Sexual Health ◽  
Intimate Relationships ◽  
Black Youth ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Safer Sex ◽  
The United States ◽  
People Of Color ◽  
Health Practices

While the sexual health risks among young people of color in foster care have been well-documented, healthy sexual development in this population has been less examined. The current study explored the experiences of Black youth in foster care and the factors that influenced their safer sex practices. Qualitative interviews were conducted with 18 sexually active Black participants (18–22 years old) in foster care from a large, Midwestern city in the United States. Grounded theory methods were used to (a) construct a conceptual framework illustrating the conditions the youth experienced that influenced their safer sex efforts, and (b) describe different types of intimate relationships that reflected their sexual health practices. Using specific strategies, the majority of the youth overcame obstacles and participated in positive sexual health practices. More than half (59%) reported they were in an intimate relationship for at least 6 months and either abstained from sex, used condoms 100% of the time, or employed safer sex methods. The findings suggest Black youth in state care can engage in positive sexual health practices and form healthy intimate relationships.

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