Intimacy, Urinary, and Depressive Problems In Women Who Have Partners With E.D.
April 12, 2011 by Dr. Marc Darrow, M.D.
Filed under Libido
Researchers writing in the medical journal World Journal of Urology say that FSD disorders, urinary symptoms and depressive symptoms are common in partners of men with ED.
From the study abstract
Shabsigh R, Anastasiades A, Cooper KL, Rutman MP. Female sexual dysfunction, voiding symptoms and depression: common findings in partners of men with erectile dysfunction. World J Urol. 2006 Nov 3
The researchers sought to “investigate the prevalence of female sexual dysfunction (FSD), urinary symptoms, and depressive symptoms in female partners of men presenting with erectile dysfunction (ED).”
Through a survey 73 women with male patients presenting with ED were surveyed using a questionnaire at their counterpart’s visit. Fifty of the women filled out the questionnaire sufficiently to be studied.
Of the 50 women, the average age was 44.8 years and 38 of the women reported being sexually active
The women reported the following sexual dysfunctions:
- anxiety/inhibition (26%)
- hypoactive desire (20%)
- arousal/lubrication difficulty (30%)
- orgasmic difficulty (24%)
- dyspareunia* (18%)
- incontinence during intercourse (8%)
- sexual dissatisfaction (34%)
In other questions the women reported:
Forty-one women (82%) rated sexual activity as an important part of their lives.
Urinary symptoms of frequency and urgency were reported by 18/50 (36%).
Depressive symptoms were present in 22/50 (44%).
The researchers noted that: “FSD disorders, urinary symptoms and depressive symptoms are common in partners of men with erectile dysfunction.”
*Note added: Painful intercourse
