https://observatorio.fm.usp.br/handle/OPI/31811
Title: | Sexual function in female juvenile idiopathic arthritis patients |
Authors: | PITTA, Ana Claudia; FERREIRA, Gabriela Ribeiro Viola; TOMIOKA, Renato Bussadori; LOURENCO, Daniela Mencaroni Rodrigues; KOZU, Katia; AIKAWA, Nadia Emi; SALLUM, Adriana Maluf Elias; CAMPOS, Lucia Maria Arruda; ABDO, Carmita Helena Najjar; PEREIRA, Rosa Maria Rodrigues; BARACAT, Edmund Chada; BONFA, Eloisa; SILVA, Clovis Artur |
Citation: | ADVANCES IN RHEUMATOLOGY, v.59, article ID 13, 6p, 2019 |
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 SQQF 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. |
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