High sexual impact of hidradenitis suppurativa in women with more than one-third of patients renouncing a desire for pregnancy: results of a nationwide study in France
Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) has a major impact on women’s sexual health and desire for children. The results of our nationwide study in France reveal that more than one-third of women with HS face substantial challenges in fulfilling their desire for pregnancy, with sexual and emotional burdens often overlooked during medical consultations. Enhanced counselling and systematic evaluation are essential to address these gaps in care.
Authors
- Bruno Halioua (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0823-6750)
- Charbel Skayem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4498-0683)
- Maryline Moulin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1851-8727)
- Anne‐Laure Demessant‐Flavigny (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3854-8851)
- Caroline Le Floc'h (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5836-2686)
- M.‐A. Richard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0870-9132)
- Élise Pommaret
- Delphine Kérob (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2816-4261)
- Aude Nassif (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2407-0834)
- Marie-France Bru-Daprés
- I. Nicol
- C. Taïeb (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5142-2479)
- C. Fite (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9436-5511)
- O. Cogrel
- C. Cassius (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5087-4414)
- M. Delage‐Toriel
- Yaron Ben Hayoun
- Grégory Caillet
- JM Joubert
- C. Zimmermann
Institutions
- Institut Pasteur (FR)
- Institut Gustave Roussy (FR)
- Alstom (France) (FR)
- Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris (FR)
- Patients First (US)
- Roche (France) (FR)
- Hôpital Saint-André (FR)
- Hôpital Saint Joseph (FR)
- Almirall (Spain) (ES)
- Hôpital Paris Saint-Joseph (FR)
- Délégation Nord, Pas-de-Calais et Picardie (FR)
- Pour la Solidarité (BE)
- Hôpital Saint-Louis (FR)
- Hôpital Privé Jacques Cartier (FR)
- Écologie Marine Tropicale des Océans Pacifique et Indien (RE)
- The Patients Association (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical and Experimental Dermatology
- Published
- 2025-03-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ced/llaf116
- Primary Topic
- Hidradenitis Suppurativa and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00