Sexual dysfunction and depression in Behçet’s disease in comparison to healthy controls

• Published in: Rheumatology International Vol. 42; no. 1; pp. 121 - 126
• Main Authors: Saur, Sebastian-Jonas, Schlögl, Alexandra, Schmalen, Torsten, Krittian, Simon, Pecher, Ann-Christin, Henes, Melanie, Xenitidis, Theodoros, Henes, Jörg
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Science and Business Media LLC 01.01.2022; Springer Berlin Heidelberg; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adult; Behcet Syndrome; Behcet Syndrome - epidemiology; Behcet Syndrome - physiopathology; Behçet syndrome ; Surveys and Questionnaires [MeSH] ; Female [MeSH] ; Behcet Syndrome/physiopathology [MeSH] ; Depression/epidemiology [MeSH] ; Adult [MeSH] ; Autoimmune diseases ; Humans [MeSH] ; Prospective Studies [MeSH] ; Observational Research ; Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological/etiology [MeSH] ; Depression ; Male [MeSH] ; Erectile dysfunction ; Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological/epidemiology [MeSH] ; Behcet Syndrome/epidemiology [MeSH] ; Case-Control Studies [MeSH] ; Sexual dysfunction; Case-Control Studies; Depression; Depression - epidemiology; Erectile dysfunction; Female; Humans; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Observational Research; Prospective Studies; Questionnaires; Rheumatology; Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological; Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological - epidemiology; Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological - etiology; Surveys and Questionnaires; Vein & artery diseases; White people; Depression; Erectile dysfunction; Autoimmune diseases; Behçet syndrome; Sexual dysfunction

Behçet’s disease (BD) can affect the genital system and is more common in Middle Eastern countries and Asia but also occurs in Caucasian people. Aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of sexual dysfunction (SD) and depression in patients with BD compared to a healthy control group (HCG). I...