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Intimacy And HS

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Inwood, WV

Having HS has drastically affected my sex life. Most of my lesions are in my groin or “Intimate Area”. If I don’t have a flare up, And I have sex, the friction makes it flare, If I have a flare up, I refrain from doing it, But It depresses and embarrasses me so bad. My fiancé seems to understand, and doesn’t make me feel bad about it, however, we are very sexual people, I have these nasty, pus filled lesions on my skin, that leak and smell bad sometimes. My mental health is getting worse by the… read more

October 19, 2023
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Sam situation here. Frustrating. Embarrassing. Depressing. I feel like I am suppressing my sexual nature bc it hurts all the time. My flares will go down, try to have sex and be intimate with my husband, then the next day flared back up again. It's a vicious cycle. I also have a very physical job so there is always flaring. Humira worked well for the first 3 months, no flares I felt normal again. It's not working anymore. And yes I seem to flare more right before menstrual cycle.

October 30, 2023
A myHSteam Member

I’m in the same predicament, I only tend to flare in my pubic area and groin I feel so embarrassed and it feels awkward when being sexual. Your not alone hunny x

October 23, 2023
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