ArticleActa dermato-venereologica2020
Genital Psoriasis and Associated Factors of Sexual Avoidance - A People-centered Cross-sectional Study in Germany.
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- Shame and disgust in patients with inflammatory skin diseases: a systematic review of psychological correlates and psychotherapeutic approaches.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Surgical therapy of recurrent genital cysts.Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft = Journal of the German Society of Dermatology : JDDG · 2026Article
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- Prevalence of Genital Psoriasis and Its Impact on Patients' Sexual Life in Routine Care: Epidemiologic Survey in Germany.Psoriasis (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026Article
- Pilot validation of the genital psoriasis reported outcomes questionnaire in an Italian cohort.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Psychosexual burden in adult genital psoriasis: outcome measurement, construct coverage, and clinical recognition gaps.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Review
- Hard-to-Treat Areas in Psoriasis: An Underevaluated Part of the Disease.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Among psoriasis patients in Flanders, Belgium, a third has sexual dysfunction and almost half depression symptoms.JAAD international · 2025Article
- Discussing sexual health among Flemish patients with Parkinson's disease.Acta neurologica Belgica · 2023Article
- Sexual Dysfunction in Women and Men with Psoriasis: A Cross-Sectional Questionnaire-Based Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Article
- The Role of Pain in the Lives of Patients with Psoriasis: A Qualitative Study on an Inadequately Addressed Symptom.Journal of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis · 2022Article
- Prescription Behaviour and Barriers to Prescription of Biologicals for Treatment of Chronic Inflammatory Skin Diseases in Dermatological Practice in Two German Federal States.Acta dermato-venereologica · 2021Article
- Always Online? Internet Addiction and Social Impairment in Psoriasis across Germany.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Article
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Abstract
Patients with genital psoriasis show poorer outcomes regarding quality of life and sexual distress than those without. This study aimed to assess the occurrence of genital psoriasis and to determine factors associated with the avoidance of sexual activities due to psoriasis in a non-clinical setting. A cross-sectional, person-centered, and online-based nationwide survey was conducted in Germany between March and June 2019. A multiple logistic regression model was used to analyze the data. Furthermore, free-text answers were provided. Overall, 344 individuals with psoriasis participated. Of these, 198 (57.6%) reported having genital psoriasis and 261 (75.9%) currently received medical care. Duration of psoriasis, subjective overall severity, and pain during sex were associated with the avoidance of sexual activities. Most prevalent reasons to avoid sexual activities were 'shame,' 'pain,' and 'fear of rejection.' Sexual distress was high in this sample and a person-centered care approach needs to be further promoted.
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