ReviewInternational journal of general medicine2021
Sexual Dysfunction in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: What the Specialist Should Know and Ask.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 36 citations in OpenAlex.
- Navigating Sensitive Conversations: Patient Experiences of Sexuality Discussions in IBD Care: A Qualitative Study.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2026Article
- Sexual dysfunction is highly prevalent in patients with active perianal fistulizing Crohn's disease: Outcomes from a large national prospective cohort study.Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland · 2026Article
- Sexuality and Intimacy in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Phenomenological Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Sexual function in chronic illness and cancer perspectives of the patient, partner, and healthcare provider; innovations; and updates: recommendations from the Fifth International Consultation on Sexual Medicine (ICSM 2024).Sexual medicine reviews · 2026Review
- Relationships and Sexuality in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Experiences of Patients and Healthcare Providers in Sweden.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Reproductive and sexual health concerns in gastrointestinal illness: a narrative review.Translational gastroenterology and hepatology · 2025Review
- Prevalence of Sexual Dysfunction in Patients With Chronic Prostatitis.International journal of endocrinology · 2025Article
- Patient-Reported Outcomes During Pelvic Radiation Therapy: A Secondary Analysis on Sexual Function From NRG-RTOG 1203.JCO oncology advances · 2025Article
- Pleasurable and problematic receptive anal intercourse and diseases of the colon, rectum and anus.Nature reviews. Gastroenterology & hepatology · 2024Review
- [Interdisciplinary surgical spectrum in cooperation of abdominal surgery and gynecology : What must the (general/abdominal) surgeon know?]Chirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2024Review
- Duodenal Crohn's disease: Case report and systematic review.World journal of methodology · 2024Article
- The Impact of Inflammatory Bowel Disease on Intimacy: A Multimethod Examination of Patients' Sexual Lives and Associated Healthcare Experiences.Inflammatory bowel diseases · 2024Article
- The Interaction between Stress and Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Pediatric and Adult Patients.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Sexual and reproductive health considerations in the care of young adults with inflammatory bowel disease: A multidisciplinary conversation.Health care transitions · 2024Article
- Diabetes-Related Microvascular Complications in Primary Health Care Settings in the West Bank, Palestine.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- The Impact of Disease Activity on Sexual and Erectile Dysfunction in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease.Inflammatory bowel diseases · 2023Article
- Sexual function assessment in patients with SAPHO syndrome: a cross-sectional study.Orphanet journal of rare diseases · 2023Article
- Impact of Female Gender in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: A Narrative Review.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Review
- Inflammatory bowel disease is associated with worse sexual function: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Translational andrology and urology · 2022Article
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4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic condition that globally affects the health of people who suffer from it, deteriorating their quality of life (QoL). An aspect rarely explored by healthcare providers is the influence of the disease on the sexual functioning of individuals. This discretion is mainly due to an unconscious resistance when asking our patients about their sexual functioning because of a lack of knowledge and skills to tackle this topic or disinterest on the part of professionals, and fear or shame on the part of patients. Sexual function is a constant concern in IBD patients that has been reflected in several studies, especially if we consider that the prevalence of sexual dysfunction (SD) in IBD is higher than that reported in the general population. The etiology of SD in patients with IBD remains unclear but is likely to be multifactorial, where biological, psychosocial, and disease-specific factors are involved. Currently, there are no formal recommendations in the IBD clinical guidelines on how to manage SD in these patients. The use of validated clinical scales could improve the detection of SD and allow the treatment of the underlying causes in order to improve the QoL of patients with IBD. This review aims to illustrate the different aspects involved in SD in IBD patients and the importance of the participation of a multidisciplinary team in the early detection and treatment of SD at different stages of the disease.
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