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Psoriasis and sexual dysfunction: links, risks, and management challenges
According to the WHO, sexual health is not merely the absence of disease. Sexual dysfunction may be present in 40.8% of psoriasis patients, furthermore, 68% prevalence was found in Brazilian women with psoriasis. The moderate prevalence of psoriatic lesions in the genital area (35%–42%) does not exp...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6292237/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30574453 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/PTT.S159916 |
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author | Duarte, Gleison V Calmon, Humberto Radel, Gabriela de Fátima Paim de Oliveira, Maria |
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description | According to the WHO, sexual health is not merely the absence of disease. Sexual dysfunction may be present in 40.8% of psoriasis patients, furthermore, 68% prevalence was found in Brazilian women with psoriasis. The moderate prevalence of psoriatic lesions in the genital area (35%–42%) does not explain the alarming prevalence of sexual dysfunction. Other factors, such as anxiety, depression, and also psoriasis treatment may contribute to its development. Likewise, atherosclerosis of the pelvic vasculature is involved in the pathogenesis of erectile dysfunction. Risk factors for erectile dysfunction tend to be confused with the comorbidities seen in psoriasis patients. We also highlight that it may serve as a marker of cardiovascular risk. |
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spelling | pubmed-62922372018-12-20 Psoriasis and sexual dysfunction: links, risks, and management challenges Duarte, Gleison V Calmon, Humberto Radel, Gabriela de Fátima Paim de Oliveira, Maria Psoriasis (Auckl) Review According to the WHO, sexual health is not merely the absence of disease. Sexual dysfunction may be present in 40.8% of psoriasis patients, furthermore, 68% prevalence was found in Brazilian women with psoriasis. The moderate prevalence of psoriatic lesions in the genital area (35%–42%) does not explain the alarming prevalence of sexual dysfunction. Other factors, such as anxiety, depression, and also psoriasis treatment may contribute to its development. Likewise, atherosclerosis of the pelvic vasculature is involved in the pathogenesis of erectile dysfunction. Risk factors for erectile dysfunction tend to be confused with the comorbidities seen in psoriasis patients. We also highlight that it may serve as a marker of cardiovascular risk. Dove Medical Press 2018-12-10 /pmc/articles/PMC6292237/ /pubmed/30574453 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/PTT.S159916 Text en © 2018 Duarte et al. This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. |
spellingShingle | Review Duarte, Gleison V Calmon, Humberto Radel, Gabriela de Fátima Paim de Oliveira, Maria Psoriasis and sexual dysfunction: links, risks, and management challenges |
title | Psoriasis and sexual dysfunction: links, risks, and management challenges |
title_full | Psoriasis and sexual dysfunction: links, risks, and management challenges |
title_fullStr | Psoriasis and sexual dysfunction: links, risks, and management challenges |
title_full_unstemmed | Psoriasis and sexual dysfunction: links, risks, and management challenges |
title_short | Psoriasis and sexual dysfunction: links, risks, and management challenges |
title_sort | psoriasis and sexual dysfunction: links, risks, and management challenges |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6292237/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30574453 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/PTT.S159916 |
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