TY - JOUR
T1 - Psoriasis and its management in women of childbearing age: Tools to increase awareness in dermatologists and patients
AU - De Simone, Clara
AU - Calabrese, Laura
AU - Balato, Anna
AU - Cannavò, Serafinella P.
AU - Dattola, Annunziata
AU - Dattola, Carmelo Alberto
AU - Esposito, Maria
AU - Fargnoli, Maria C.
AU - Fargnoli, Maria Concetta
AU - Giuffrida, Roberta
AU - Hansel, Katharina
AU - Musumeci, Maria L.
AU - Napolitano, Maddalena
AU - Offidani, Annamaria
AU - Parodi, Aurora
AU - Patriatrizi, Annalisa
AU - Peris, Ketty
AU - Radi, Giulia
AU - Venturini, Marina
AU - Prignano, Francesca
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Psoriasis is a common, chronic inflammatory disease with a multifactorial pathogenesis. Mean age at presentation of psoriasis is 28 years in women, which is almost the height of fertility age. Since women of childbearing potential represent a significant proportion of psoriatic patients, the impact of psoriasis and its treatment on fertility, pregnancy, and breastfeeding should be highlighted for a proper management. Therefore, when approaching to a psoriatic woman of childbearing age, Healthcare Providers should be adequately informed and ready to provide the patients with answers to the most frequently asked questions. The Italian Society of Dermatology and Venereology (SID eMaST) has fostered a Task Force named "Psoriasis in Women of Childbearing Age" which is composed by a group of Italian female dermatologists with a high expertise in psoriasis treatment. The aims of the Task Force are to increase awareness of the disease and its treatment in patients of childbearing age among both dermatologists and women affected by psoriasis and to encourage counselling on family planning. With the aim of providing a real support for the proper management of the delicate journey to motherhood, the Italian Task Force has published two different informative booklets addressed to patients and dermatologists which focus on the main issues regarding psoriasis in women of childbearing age.
AB - Psoriasis is a common, chronic inflammatory disease with a multifactorial pathogenesis. Mean age at presentation of psoriasis is 28 years in women, which is almost the height of fertility age. Since women of childbearing potential represent a significant proportion of psoriatic patients, the impact of psoriasis and its treatment on fertility, pregnancy, and breastfeeding should be highlighted for a proper management. Therefore, when approaching to a psoriatic woman of childbearing age, Healthcare Providers should be adequately informed and ready to provide the patients with answers to the most frequently asked questions. The Italian Society of Dermatology and Venereology (SID eMaST) has fostered a Task Force named "Psoriasis in Women of Childbearing Age" which is composed by a group of Italian female dermatologists with a high expertise in psoriasis treatment. The aims of the Task Force are to increase awareness of the disease and its treatment in patients of childbearing age among both dermatologists and women affected by psoriasis and to encourage counselling on family planning. With the aim of providing a real support for the proper management of the delicate journey to motherhood, the Italian Task Force has published two different informative booklets addressed to patients and dermatologists which focus on the main issues regarding psoriasis in women of childbearing age.
KW - Age factors
KW - Health communication
KW - Psoriasis
KW - Women
KW - Age factors
KW - Health communication
KW - Psoriasis
KW - Women
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/168640
U2 - 10.23736/S0392-0488.20.06748-6
DO - 10.23736/S0392-0488.20.06748-6
M3 - Article
SN - 0392-0488
VL - 155
SP - 434
EP - 440
JO - Giornale Italiano di Dermatologia e Venereologia
JF - Giornale Italiano di Dermatologia e Venereologia
ER -