Abstracts tagged "Sexuality"

Abstract Number: 1462 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Pathogenesis of Vaginal Dryness in Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome: A Histopathological Case-control Study
Jolien van Nimwegen¹, Karin van der Tuuk ¹, Sylvia Liefers ¹, Gwenny Verstappen ¹, Robin Wijnsma ¹, Harry Hollema ¹, Marian Mourits ¹, Hendrika Bootsma ² and Frans Kroese ¹, ¹University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ²University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Women with primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS) often experience vaginal dryness, but the pathogenesis of this symptom is unknown. Previously, we reported impaired vaginal health…
Abstract Number: 2311 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Association of Sexual Dysfunction and Depression in Rheumatoid Arthritis Female Patients
Bruna Piola ¹, Pedro Santos ², Flávia Barros ², Hugo Lima ², Paulo Cerquinho ², Rafael Caminha ², Dennys Fagundes ², Leia Andrade ², Felipe Torres ², Mariana Luna ² and Laurindo Rocha Jr², ¹Instituto de Medicina Integral Professor Fernando Figueira -IMIP, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, ²Instituto de Medicina Integral Professor Fernando Figueira - IMIP, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic disease that affects joints and is associated with many aspects of the patients´ lives, including sexual function and…
Abstract Number: 148 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Lack of Screening By Rheumatologists and Primary Care Physicians for Childhood Sexual Abuse in Patients with Fibromyalgia-Depression Overlap: An Unrecognized Crisis?
M. Anthony Albornoz¹, Christian Albornoz² and Daniel J. Clauw³, ¹Rheumatology, Riddle Memorial Hospital/Mainline Health System, Media, PA, ²Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, ³Chronic Pain & Fatigue Research Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Depression is reported in as many as 71% of patients with Fibromyalgia (FM). An association between Childhood Sexual Abuse (CSA) and FM has been…
Abstract Number: 1501 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sexual Dysfunction and Vaginal Dryness Are Common in Female Patients with Early, Active Primary Sjogren’s Syndrome
Jolien F. van Nimwegen, Greetje S. van Zuiden, Frans G.M. Kroese, Suzanne Arends and Hendrika Bootsma, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
Background/Purpose : The objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of sexual dysfunction and vaginal dryness in female patients with early, active primary…
Abstract Number: 3012 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Needs Assessment Survey – Evaluation of Sexual Dysfunction Among Patients at a Tertiary Rheumatology Clinic
Sharon Nesher Peleg¹, Ori Elkayam², Bruria Yahini¹ and Jacob N. Ablin³, ¹Oncology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel, ²Rheumatology, Tel-Aviv Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel, ³Rheumatology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
Background/Purpose Sexual function is a major component of wellbeing and is adversely affected by many disease states. Previous studies have demonstrated various aspects of sexual…
Abstract Number: 2547 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Impact of Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome on Female Sexual Function
Jolien F. van Nimwegen¹, Suzanne Arends¹, Greetje S. van Zuiden¹, Arjan Vissink², Frans G.M. Kroese¹ and Hendrika Bootsma¹, ¹Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ²Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
Background/Purpose . Primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) is a chronic and disabling disease, characterized by sicca symptoms of the eyes and mouth as well as fatigue.…
Abstract Number: 1801 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Association of Knee Shape with Sex: The Osteoarthritis Initiative
Barton L. Wise¹, Lisa Kritikos², Felix Liu³, Neeta Parimi³, John A. Lynch⁴, Yuqing Zhang⁵ and Nancy E. Lane¹, ¹Internal Medicine, Center for Musculoskeletal Health, UC Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA, ²Center for Musculoskeletal Health, UC Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA, ³University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁴Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁵Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Incidence of knee osteoarthritis (OA) is much higher in women than in men. Previous studies have shown that bone shape is a risk factor…

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