ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION PREVALENCE AND SEXUAL FUNCTION STATUS IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE
| Autor: | Ahmet Adil Esen, H. Köseoğlu, S. Özalevli, Emel Ceylan, N. Köseoğlu, H.A. Çimrin |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
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Spirometry
medicine.medical_specialty COPD medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Urology Respiratory disease Physical examination medicine.disease Obstructive lung disease Sexual dysfunction Erectile dysfunction Internal medicine medicine Physical therapy medicine.symptom business Sexual function |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Urology. 174:249-252 |
| ISSN: | 1527-3792 0022-5347 |
| Popis: | Purpose:: We determined sexual status and erectile dysfunction (ED) in outpatients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).Materials and Methods:: Between October 2002 and June 2003 a total of 60 successive outpatients with COPD enrolled in the study with written informed consent. Patients completed International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF) and Duke Activity Status Index questionnaires. They also underwent physical examination including urogenital examination and pulmonary assessment with spirometry, 6-minute walk test and arterial blood sample. COPD severity was determined according to Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease criteria.Results:: After exclusion criteria 53 patients were assessed for statistical analysis. Mean patient age was 63.4 ± 7.3 years. COPD severity in these patients was mild in 13.2%, moderate in 34%, severe in 49.1% and very severe in 3.8%. Nearly half of the patients (49%) had no comorbid disease for ED and the most common comorbid disease w... |
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