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High Burden of Sexual Dysfunction in Female Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Results of a Cross-sectional Study
Rudolf Puchner, Judith Sautner, Johann Gruber, Elia Bragagna, Andrea Trenkler, Gertraud Lang, Gabriele Eberl, Alois Alkin and Herwig Pieringer
The Journal of Rheumatology September 2018, jrheum.171287; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.171287
Rudolf Puchner
From Private Practice, Wels; Private Practice, Stockerau; Internal Medicine VI, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck; Specialist in Sexual Medicine, Private Practice, Vienna; Elisabethinen Hospital, Linz; Centre of Excellence in Medicine, Linz; Academic Research Unit, 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Kepler University Hospital, Linz; State Hospital Freistadt, Freistadt; Kurzentrum Ludwigstorff, Bad Deutsch Altenburg; Paracelsus Private Medical University, Salzburg, Austria. This work was supported by an unrestricted industrial grant from Pfizer Austria [grant number WI205954]. R. Puchner, MD, MSc, MBA, Rheumatology Private Practice, Wels; J. Sautner, MD, Rheumatology Private Practice, Stockerau; J. Gruber, MD, PhD, Internal Medicine VI, Medical University of Innsbruck; E. Bragagna, MD, Private Practice in Sexual Medicine, Vienna; A. Trenkler, MD, Elisabethinen Hospital; G. Lang, MD, State Hospital Freistadt; G. Eberl, MD, Kurzentrum Ludwigstorff; A. Alkin, BSc, Centre of Excellence in Medicine; H. Pieringer, MD, MBA, Academic Research Unit, 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Kepler University Hospital, and Paracelsus Private Medical University. Address correspondence to Dr. R. Puchner, Freiung 19, 4600 Wels, Austria. E-mail: Rudolf.puchner@cc-net.at. Accepted for publication June 14, 2018.
Judith Sautner
From Private Practice, Wels; Private Practice, Stockerau; Internal Medicine VI, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck; Specialist in Sexual Medicine, Private Practice, Vienna; Elisabethinen Hospital, Linz; Centre of Excellence in Medicine, Linz; Academic Research Unit, 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Kepler University Hospital, Linz; State Hospital Freistadt, Freistadt; Kurzentrum Ludwigstorff, Bad Deutsch Altenburg; Paracelsus Private Medical University, Salzburg, Austria. This work was supported by an unrestricted industrial grant from Pfizer Austria [grant number WI205954]. R. Puchner, MD, MSc, MBA, Rheumatology Private Practice, Wels; J. Sautner, MD, Rheumatology Private Practice, Stockerau; J. Gruber, MD, PhD, Internal Medicine VI, Medical University of Innsbruck; E. Bragagna, MD, Private Practice in Sexual Medicine, Vienna; A. Trenkler, MD, Elisabethinen Hospital; G. Lang, MD, State Hospital Freistadt; G. Eberl, MD, Kurzentrum Ludwigstorff; A. Alkin, BSc, Centre of Excellence in Medicine; H. Pieringer, MD, MBA, Academic Research Unit, 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Kepler University Hospital, and Paracelsus Private Medical University. Address correspondence to Dr. R. Puchner, Freiung 19, 4600 Wels, Austria. E-mail: Rudolf.puchner@cc-net.at. Accepted for publication June 14, 2018.
Johann Gruber
From Private Practice, Wels; Private Practice, Stockerau; Internal Medicine VI, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck; Specialist in Sexual Medicine, Private Practice, Vienna; Elisabethinen Hospital, Linz; Centre of Excellence in Medicine, Linz; Academic Research Unit, 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Kepler University Hospital, Linz; State Hospital Freistadt, Freistadt; Kurzentrum Ludwigstorff, Bad Deutsch Altenburg; Paracelsus Private Medical University, Salzburg, Austria. This work was supported by an unrestricted industrial grant from Pfizer Austria [grant number WI205954]. R. Puchner, MD, MSc, MBA, Rheumatology Private Practice, Wels; J. Sautner, MD, Rheumatology Private Practice, Stockerau; J. Gruber, MD, PhD, Internal Medicine VI, Medical University of Innsbruck; E. Bragagna, MD, Private Practice in Sexual Medicine, Vienna; A. Trenkler, MD, Elisabethinen Hospital; G. Lang, MD, State Hospital Freistadt; G. Eberl, MD, Kurzentrum Ludwigstorff; A. Alkin, BSc, Centre of Excellence in Medicine; H. Pieringer, MD, MBA, Academic Research Unit, 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Kepler University Hospital, and Paracelsus Private Medical University. Address correspondence to Dr. R. Puchner, Freiung 19, 4600 Wels, Austria. E-mail: Rudolf.puchner@cc-net.at. Accepted for publication June 14, 2018.
Elia Bragagna
From Private Practice, Wels; Private Practice, Stockerau; Internal Medicine VI, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck; Specialist in Sexual Medicine, Private Practice, Vienna; Elisabethinen Hospital, Linz; Centre of Excellence in Medicine, Linz; Academic Research Unit, 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Kepler University Hospital, Linz; State Hospital Freistadt, Freistadt; Kurzentrum Ludwigstorff, Bad Deutsch Altenburg; Paracelsus Private Medical University, Salzburg, Austria. This work was supported by an unrestricted industrial grant from Pfizer Austria [grant number WI205954]. R. Puchner, MD, MSc, MBA, Rheumatology Private Practice, Wels; J. Sautner, MD, Rheumatology Private Practice, Stockerau; J. Gruber, MD, PhD, Internal Medicine VI, Medical University of Innsbruck; E. Bragagna, MD, Private Practice in Sexual Medicine, Vienna; A. Trenkler, MD, Elisabethinen Hospital; G. Lang, MD, State Hospital Freistadt; G. Eberl, MD, Kurzentrum Ludwigstorff; A. Alkin, BSc, Centre of Excellence in Medicine; H. Pieringer, MD, MBA, Academic Research Unit, 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Kepler University Hospital, and Paracelsus Private Medical University. Address correspondence to Dr. R. Puchner, Freiung 19, 4600 Wels, Austria. E-mail: Rudolf.puchner@cc-net.at. Accepted for publication June 14, 2018.
Andrea Trenkler
From Private Practice, Wels; Private Practice, Stockerau; Internal Medicine VI, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck; Specialist in Sexual Medicine, Private Practice, Vienna; Elisabethinen Hospital, Linz; Centre of Excellence in Medicine, Linz; Academic Research Unit, 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Kepler University Hospital, Linz; State Hospital Freistadt, Freistadt; Kurzentrum Ludwigstorff, Bad Deutsch Altenburg; Paracelsus Private Medical University, Salzburg, Austria. This work was supported by an unrestricted industrial grant from Pfizer Austria [grant number WI205954]. R. Puchner, MD, MSc, MBA, Rheumatology Private Practice, Wels; J. Sautner, MD, Rheumatology Private Practice, Stockerau; J. Gruber, MD, PhD, Internal Medicine VI, Medical University of Innsbruck; E. Bragagna, MD, Private Practice in Sexual Medicine, Vienna; A. Trenkler, MD, Elisabethinen Hospital; G. Lang, MD, State Hospital Freistadt; G. Eberl, MD, Kurzentrum Ludwigstorff; A. Alkin, BSc, Centre of Excellence in Medicine; H. Pieringer, MD, MBA, Academic Research Unit, 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Kepler University Hospital, and Paracelsus Private Medical University. Address correspondence to Dr. R. Puchner, Freiung 19, 4600 Wels, Austria. E-mail: Rudolf.puchner@cc-net.at. Accepted for publication June 14, 2018.
Gertraud Lang
From Private Practice, Wels; Private Practice, Stockerau; Internal Medicine VI, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck; Specialist in Sexual Medicine, Private Practice, Vienna; Elisabethinen Hospital, Linz; Centre of Excellence in Medicine, Linz; Academic Research Unit, 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Kepler University Hospital, Linz; State Hospital Freistadt, Freistadt; Kurzentrum Ludwigstorff, Bad Deutsch Altenburg; Paracelsus Private Medical University, Salzburg, Austria. This work was supported by an unrestricted industrial grant from Pfizer Austria [grant number WI205954]. R. Puchner, MD, MSc, MBA, Rheumatology Private Practice, Wels; J. Sautner, MD, Rheumatology Private Practice, Stockerau; J. Gruber, MD, PhD, Internal Medicine VI, Medical University of Innsbruck; E. Bragagna, MD, Private Practice in Sexual Medicine, Vienna; A. Trenkler, MD, Elisabethinen Hospital; G. Lang, MD, State Hospital Freistadt; G. Eberl, MD, Kurzentrum Ludwigstorff; A. Alkin, BSc, Centre of Excellence in Medicine; H. Pieringer, MD, MBA, Academic Research Unit, 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Kepler University Hospital, and Paracelsus Private Medical University. Address correspondence to Dr. R. Puchner, Freiung 19, 4600 Wels, Austria. E-mail: Rudolf.puchner@cc-net.at. Accepted for publication June 14, 2018.
Gabriele Eberl
From Private Practice, Wels; Private Practice, Stockerau; Internal Medicine VI, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck; Specialist in Sexual Medicine, Private Practice, Vienna; Elisabethinen Hospital, Linz; Centre of Excellence in Medicine, Linz; Academic Research Unit, 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Kepler University Hospital, Linz; State Hospital Freistadt, Freistadt; Kurzentrum Ludwigstorff, Bad Deutsch Altenburg; Paracelsus Private Medical University, Salzburg, Austria. This work was supported by an unrestricted industrial grant from Pfizer Austria [grant number WI205954]. R. Puchner, MD, MSc, MBA, Rheumatology Private Practice, Wels; J. Sautner, MD, Rheumatology Private Practice, Stockerau; J. Gruber, MD, PhD, Internal Medicine VI, Medical University of Innsbruck; E. Bragagna, MD, Private Practice in Sexual Medicine, Vienna; A. Trenkler, MD, Elisabethinen Hospital; G. Lang, MD, State Hospital Freistadt; G. Eberl, MD, Kurzentrum Ludwigstorff; A. Alkin, BSc, Centre of Excellence in Medicine; H. Pieringer, MD, MBA, Academic Research Unit, 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Kepler University Hospital, and Paracelsus Private Medical University. Address correspondence to Dr. R. Puchner, Freiung 19, 4600 Wels, Austria. E-mail: Rudolf.puchner@cc-net.at. Accepted for publication June 14, 2018.
Alois Alkin
From Private Practice, Wels; Private Practice, Stockerau; Internal Medicine VI, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck; Specialist in Sexual Medicine, Private Practice, Vienna; Elisabethinen Hospital, Linz; Centre of Excellence in Medicine, Linz; Academic Research Unit, 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Kepler University Hospital, Linz; State Hospital Freistadt, Freistadt; Kurzentrum Ludwigstorff, Bad Deutsch Altenburg; Paracelsus Private Medical University, Salzburg, Austria. This work was supported by an unrestricted industrial grant from Pfizer Austria [grant number WI205954]. R. Puchner, MD, MSc, MBA, Rheumatology Private Practice, Wels; J. Sautner, MD, Rheumatology Private Practice, Stockerau; J. Gruber, MD, PhD, Internal Medicine VI, Medical University of Innsbruck; E. Bragagna, MD, Private Practice in Sexual Medicine, Vienna; A. Trenkler, MD, Elisabethinen Hospital; G. Lang, MD, State Hospital Freistadt; G. Eberl, MD, Kurzentrum Ludwigstorff; A. Alkin, BSc, Centre of Excellence in Medicine; H. Pieringer, MD, MBA, Academic Research Unit, 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Kepler University Hospital, and Paracelsus Private Medical University. Address correspondence to Dr. R. Puchner, Freiung 19, 4600 Wels, Austria. E-mail: Rudolf.puchner@cc-net.at. Accepted for publication June 14, 2018.
Herwig Pieringer
From Private Practice, Wels; Private Practice, Stockerau; Internal Medicine VI, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck; Specialist in Sexual Medicine, Private Practice, Vienna; Elisabethinen Hospital, Linz; Centre of Excellence in Medicine, Linz; Academic Research Unit, 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Kepler University Hospital, Linz; State Hospital Freistadt, Freistadt; Kurzentrum Ludwigstorff, Bad Deutsch Altenburg; Paracelsus Private Medical University, Salzburg, Austria. This work was supported by an unrestricted industrial grant from Pfizer Austria [grant number WI205954]. R. Puchner, MD, MSc, MBA, Rheumatology Private Practice, Wels; J. Sautner, MD, Rheumatology Private Practice, Stockerau; J. Gruber, MD, PhD, Internal Medicine VI, Medical University of Innsbruck; E. Bragagna, MD, Private Practice in Sexual Medicine, Vienna; A. Trenkler, MD, Elisabethinen Hospital; G. Lang, MD, State Hospital Freistadt; G. Eberl, MD, Kurzentrum Ludwigstorff; A. Alkin, BSc, Centre of Excellence in Medicine; H. Pieringer, MD, MBA, Academic Research Unit, 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Kepler University Hospital, and Paracelsus Private Medical University. Address correspondence to Dr. R. Puchner, Freiung 19, 4600 Wels, Austria. E-mail: Rudolf.puchner@cc-net.at. Accepted for publication June 14, 2018.
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High Burden of Sexual Dysfunction in Female Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Results of a Cross-sectional Study
Rudolf Puchner, Judith Sautner, Johann Gruber, Elia Bragagna, Andrea Trenkler, Gertraud Lang, Gabriele Eberl, Alois Alkin, Herwig Pieringer
The Journal of Rheumatology Sep 2018, jrheum.171287; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.171287
High Burden of Sexual Dysfunction in Female Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Results of a Cross-sectional Study
Rudolf Puchner, Judith Sautner, Johann Gruber, Elia Bragagna, Andrea Trenkler, Gertraud Lang, Gabriele Eberl, Alois Alkin, Herwig Pieringer
The Journal of Rheumatology Sep 2018, jrheum.171287; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.171287