Moderate and severe erectile dysfunction equally affects life satisfaction

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• WOMENS SEXUAL CONCERNS
• DATA ANALYSIS FROM A HELP-LINE
• AIMS
• To report female sexual problems and concerns,
  as
• presented by women calling a help-line .
• To evaluate womens help seeking behaviour
  regarding
• sexual matters.

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• METHOD
• All telephone calls from women to the help-line
  during a five-year period (1999 2004).
• Specifically designed database caller-sheet
  comprising
• a) Demographic characteristics (e.g. age,
  occupation
• marital status etc.)
• b) The sexual problem reported (onset,
  course etc.)
• c) Coexisting physical mental health
  problems
• d) Previous doctor contacts
• e) Other factors such as quality of the
  couples relationship,
• life style habits etc.

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RESULTS (1)

• Participants
• 3.523 calls from women
• 2.287 full forms analyzed
• (response rate 64.9)
• Demographics
• Age range 16-82 yrs
• mean age35.98 (12.24)
• 30.2 married

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RESULTS (2) Frequently reported problems by
women calling for themselves
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RESULTS (3) Frequently reported problems by
women calling for their partner
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RESULTS (4) Frequently reported coexisting
health problems by women calling for themselves
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RESULTS (5) Association of sexual problems with
age, marital status and previous doctor
consultation
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• CONCLUSIONS
• Womens reports are not limited to their own
  sexual
• concerns, but also include their partners and
  childrens
• sexual problems.
• Most frequently reported sexual problems are
  difficulties
• in reaching orgasm and reduced sexual desire.
• Age and relational status are associated with
  the
• experience of sexual difficulties.
• Women are reluctant to seek medical advice on
  their
• sexual concerns.