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Sexual dysfunction in patients with Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder or hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

16%

Age

years

Has a physician diagnosed you with any of the the following?

Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (hEDS)

Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder (HSD)

Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)

Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS)

Migraine

Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)

Do you have chronic pain?

Yes

No

Have you been sexually active in the past 4 weeks? In other words, did you engage (or attempt to engage) in sexual activity of any kind with a partner and/or by yourself (masturbation)? Please remember that sexual activity can be any sort of sexual touching, including foreplay, oral sex and intercourse.

Yes - with a partner

Yes - by myself

Yes - both with a partner and by myself

No

If not, and you would like to elaborate, you are welcome to share some of the top reasons for this sexual inactivity below:

If not, have you been sexually active in the past 3 months?

Yes - with a partner

Yes - by myself

Yes - both with a partner and by myself

No

If not, have you been sexually active in the past 6 months?

Yes - with a partner

Yes - by myself

Yes - both with a partner and by myself

No

To what extent do chronic health conditions interfere with your ability to engage in sexual activity?

Not at all

A little

Moderately so

To a great extent