Joint hypermobility is associated with connective tissue disorders, hypermobile Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (hEDS) and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder (HSD). Affected patients have high rates of myofascial pain and mast cell dysfunction, both of which have been associated with genito-pelvic pain....
✦ Clinical Takeaway ✦
No actionable change — this article is outside the audiology scope and has no clinical relevance to hearing care professionals.
✦ Why It Matters ✦
This article does not have meaningful relevance to the audiology field; it addresses sexual dysfunction in a connective tissue disorder population without a hearing-related focus.
✦ Key Points ✦
- 01Cross-sectional study examining sexual dysfunction and genito-pelvic pain in females with hEDS or HSD.
- 02Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is a connective tissue disorder; audiology relevance is minimal to none.
- 03No hearing, audiological, or hearing-device outcomes were reported.
- 04Study appears in a rheumatology/musculoskeletal journal, not an audiology publication.
✦ Research metadata ✦
- PMID
- 42283871
- DOI
- 10.1007/s00296-026-06161-w.
- Journal
- Rheumatology International
- Publication type
- research_article
- Evidence level
- 3
- Population
- Females with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome or hypermobility spectrum disorder experiencing genito-pelvic pain
- Intervention
- Cross-sectional characterization of sexual dysfunction and genito-pelvic pain
Primary outcomes
Prevalence and characteristics of sexual dysfunction; Characterization of genito-pelvic pain