Position statement of the Spanish Working Group on Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis on sexuality and inflammatory bowel disease

Marta Calvo Moya, Francisco Mesonero Gismero, Cristina Suarez Ferrer, Alejandro Hernández-Camba, Danízar Vásquez Carlón, F. García Benasach, Fátima García Benasach, Mariam Aguas, Mariam Aguas Peris, Francisco José Delgado Oliva, Yago González-Lama, Mónica Millán Scheiding, Isabel Alonso Sebastián, Laura Camacho Martel, Vanesa Gallardo Arriero, Ana Echarri Piudo, Pablo Bella Castillo, Noelia Cano Sanz, María Isabel Vera Mendoza, Ruth Serrano Labajos, Antonio Valdivia Martínez, Lourdes Pérez Restoy, Yamile Zabana Abdo, Miriam Mañosa Ciria, Francisco Rodríguez-Moranta, Manuel Barreiro-de Acosta, Ana Gutiérrez Casbas, en representación de GETECCU, Marta Calvo, Cristina Suárez Ferrer, Yago González‐Lama, Ana Echarri, Míriam Mañosa, Francisco Rodríguez‐Moranta, Manuel Barreiro‐de Acosta, Ana Gutiérrez
Gastroenterologia y hepatologia · 2024 · vol. 47(7) , pp. 774–792 · doi:10.1016/j.gastrohep.2023.12.013 · PMID:38218430 · W4390749498
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The Spanish Working Group on Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis provides recommendations for detecting, assessing, and managing sexual dysfunction in IBD patients, addressing an unmet need in their care.

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Abstract

It is widely acknowledged that inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is associated with a high prevalence of sexual dysfunction (SD). However, there is a notable paucity of specific literature in this field. This lack of information impacts various aspects, including the understanding and comprehensive care of SD in the context of IBD. Furthermore, patients themselves express a lack of necessary attention in this area within the treatment of their disease, thus creating an unmet need in terms of their well-being. The aim of this position statement by the Spanish Working Group on Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis (GETECCU) is to provide a review on the most relevant aspects and potential areas of improvement in the detection, assessment, and management of SD in patients with IBD and to integrate the approach to sexual health into our clinical practice. Recommendations are established based on available scientific evidence and expert opinion. The development of these recommendations by GETECCU has been carried out through a collaborative multidisciplinary approach involving gastroenterologists, gynecologists, urologists, surgeons, nurses, psychologists, sexologists, and, of course, patients with IBD.

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Colitis, Ulcerative Colitis, Ulcerative Colitis, Ulcerative Crohn Disease Crohn Disease Crohn Disease Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological Female Humans Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Male Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological Sexual Health Sexuality

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