Paz Lotan, Yossef Haim Taieb, Shira Barmatz, Shira Fisch-Gilad, Adam Dalal, Jen Barak-Levitt, Anat Stein, Eran Altman, Jack Baniel, Shay Golan, Emmilia Hodak, Alexander Diment, Eli Atar, Ohad Shoshany, Yoel Shufaro, Shany Sherman
Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic inflammatory skin disease affecting patients of reproductive age. Although HS shares risk factors with male infertility, only 1 epidemiological study has evaluated this association. To further evaluate this potential association, findings on semen and hormonal analysis, testicular ultrasound, and the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-15) were compared between 28 men attending a tertiary HS clinic during the period April 2019 to April 2021, and 44 healthy controls, spouses of infertile women undergoing semen evaluation before in vitro fertilization...
November 17, 2023: Acta Dermato-venereologica