What is autoimmune progesterone dermatitis?

Autoimmune progesterone dermatitis is a rare skin condition where a wide variety (ulcers, lesions, rash) skin problems manifest in relation to the increase of progesterone in a woman's body during menstruation. It is an immune reaction to the body's own progesterone.

How do members experience autoimmune progesterone dermatitis?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with autoimmune progesterone dermatitis*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for autoimmune progesterone dermatitis*

Who has autoimmune progesterone dermatitis on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 0
30s 5
40s 12
50s 7
60s 0
70+ 3

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 0
Female 27

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What is autoimmune progesterone dermatitis?

Autoimmune progesterone dermatitis is a rare skin condition where a wide variety (ulcers, lesions, rash) skin problems manifest in relation to the increase of progesterone in a woman's body during menstruation. It is an immune reaction to the body's own progesterone.



Common symptoms reported by people with autoimmune progesterone dermatitis

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for autoimmune progesterone dermatitis

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Compare treatments taken by people with autoimmune progesterone dermatitis

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Who has autoimmune progesterone dermatitis on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 25 say autoimmune progesterone dermatitis is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 0
30s 5
40s 12
50s 7
60s 0
70+ 3
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 2
20-29 years 5
30-39 years 2
40-49 years 1
50-59 years 0
60-69 years 0
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 0
Female 27

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 5
Not Diagnosed 6

These charts show data from autoimmune progesterone dermatitis patients who have completed their condition history
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