Sexual dysfunction in stroke patients
| Autor: | Vilho V. Myllylä, M.-L. Kauhanen, Juha T. Korpelainen, H. Kemola, U. Malinen |
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| Rok vydání: | 1999 |
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Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty medicine.biofluid Time Factors media_common.quotation_subject Sexual arousal Libido Orgasm Internal medicine medicine Humans Ejaculation Prospective Studies Sexual Dysfunctions Psychological Stroke media_common Aged Vaginal lubrication Penile Erection Coitus General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Decreased Libido Surgery Sexual intercourse Cerebrovascular Disorders Sexual dysfunction Neurology Female Neurology (clinical) medicine.symptom Psychology Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | Acta neurologica Scandinavica. 98(6) |
| ISSN: | 0001-6314 |
| Popis: | Objectives – A marked decline in sexual activity has been reported in stroke patients. Little information, however, is available on clinical correlates of sexual dysfunction, changes in the sexual life of spouses of stroke patients, and abnormalities of nocturnal penile erections. Material and methods – In this prospective 6-month follow-up study, we assessed the impact of stroke on libido, sexual arousal, coital frequency and satisfaction with sexual life in 50 stroke patients (38 men, 12 women, aged 32 to 65 years) and in their spouses. We also measured nocturnal penile erections of the male patients using a strain gauge attached around the penis. Results – All the analyzed aspects of sexuality, i.e., libido, coital frequency, erection, ejaculation, vaginal lubrication, orgasm and satisfaction with sexual life, were commonly decreased as a consequence of stroke both in the patients and in their spouses. Fourteen (28%) patients at 2 months post-stroke and 6 (14%) patients at 6 months had ceased having sexual intercourse. Nocturnal erections at 2 months post-stroke were normal in 17 (45%) of the 38 male patients and impaired in 21 (55%) patients, but all of the patients had some nocturnal erections. Sexual dysfunction correlated significantly (P |
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