Sexual and mental health of woman suffering from selected connective tissue diseases: an original paper

ConclusionThe study confirms the existence of difficulties in the sexual functioning of women suffering from connective tissue diseases and shows the relationship between sexual and mental health and basic disease. The observed relationships are important information in the treatment and medical care of people with this group of rheumatic diseases.Key Points• The article presents one of the few studies about sexual functioning of Polish population women with connective tissue diseases.• The aim was to assess the sexual and mental health of women with various connective tissue diseases and determine the potential interrelationships between the clinical variables and sexual and mental health.• The study confirms difficulties in the sexual functioning of women with connective tissue diseases. The biggest difficulties occur in sexual desire, orgasm and arousal. Patients also had mental disorders symptoms.• The study presents conclusions and indications which may be important and help specialists approach the treatment process in an interdisciplinary way.
Source: Clinical Rheumatology - Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research