Pregnancy and psoriasis – for better or for worse? Jan 7th 2020, 13.44

• Author: Dr David Ashton
• Topic: Psoriasis

Pregnancy is clearly associated with profound changes in the female hormonal environment, especially oestrogen and progestogen.  These changes may modulate the biological and immune responses in the skin and contribute to anecdotal reports of an improvement in psoriasis during pregnancy.  Most of the published studies are retrospective and reflect …

Is there a gender difference in the severity of psoriasis? Dec 19th 2019, 13.41

• Author: Dr David Ashton
• Topic: Psoriasis

Psoriasis is a common skin condition with a prevalence of 2-4% in the Western world.

Whilst the prevalence increases more rapidly with age in young female patients (i.e., age <20 years) compared with young male patients, thereafter, the prevalence of psoriasis is similar in both sexes.

Whilst the prevalence of the disease is similar in males…