Epidemiology of Sexual Disfunction
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Numerous population reviews in this and other countries point a high preponderance of sexual issues in the average population. These reviews show that 40% of women have evidence of psychosexual disfunction. The corresponding number for men is 30%. We have more evidence referring the prevalence of sexual issues in men than women although the data base in both groups is rapidly rising. Correlates of erectile disfunction in men include diabetes, vascular disease, age, and cigarette smoking. Serum dehydroepiandrosterone and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol were found to be negatively connected with erectile issues. Depression was connected with erectile function in cross sectional studies, whereas passive personality traits tended to predict who would develop impotence in a prospective study. Studies in other countries have, in common, found reasonably alike rates of erectile disfunction in the same age population and also that erectile disfunction tends to correlate with the presence of diabetes, higher age, cardiovascular disease, and depression.
It is essential to mark that depression is not the only mental disorder connected with sexual dysfunction(s). Sexual dysfunction occurs in course of schizophrenia or anxiety disorders.
Many recent studies went beyond collecting pure epidemiological data and analyzed the impact of sexual disfunction on men suffering from different sexual dysfunctions. For instance, Moore et al. identified that younger men suffering from erectile dysfunction reported comparatively less relationship satisfaction, greater depressive symptomatology, more negative reactions from mates, and less job satisfaction than older men. They concluded that older men experience less difficulty than younger men adjusting to life with erectile dysfunction. Symonds et al. interviewed men with self-diagnosed premature ejaculation. In their comparatively small sample, they discovered that men with premature ejaculation had a sense that premature ejaculation was stimulating (not exclusively) 4 Segraves and Balon lower self-esteem and had affect on forming a relationship. Determinations of these two studies underline the complexness of sexual dysfunctions/disorders and their connection to an overall functioning and well-being.
A population research of US females aged 18 65 found that 33% of US females described low libido, trouble with sexual climax, or trouble with lubrication for at least 1 month in the previous year. Other surveys have described corresponding findings. Hawton studied sexual activity in a community sample in Oxford, United Kingdom and found that 17% reported never having an sexual climax and only 29% reported having sexual climax at least 50% of the time. Marital satisfaction was the superior predictor of adult activity and satisfaction. Dunn also reported several population studies in the United Kingdom. Approximately 40% of the women reported a sexual issue, the most common being difficulty reaching sexual climax. A recent population study in Sweden of sexual behavior in women aged 18 74 found that the most common problems were low desire followed by climax and arousal difficulties. They also reported substantial co-morbidity between sexual disorders. Some questioned the methodology of epidemiological studies of sexual dysfunction as too simplistic and medicalized.
Laumann et al. have recently completed a survey of 27,500 men and women aged 40 80 in 29 countries. In Northern European countries, lack of adult interest was reported in 25.3% of women. problems with sexual climax and pain were reported in 16.9% and 17.7%, respectively. In men, low libido was reported in 12%, erectile dysfunction in 12%, and fast ejaculation in 20.6%. Corresponding values were reported for other world regions, with small differences in prevalence among various areas. |
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Author Resource:-
David Crawford is the CEO and owner of a Natural Male Enhancement company known as Male Enhancement Group which is dedicated to researching and comparing male enhancement products in order to determine which male enhancement product is safer and more effective than other products on the market. Copyright 2010 David Crawford of http://www.maleenhancementgroup.com This article may be freely distributed if this resource box stays attached.
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Daviedon Crawfordons
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2010-05-13 21:33:57 |
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