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Changes of sexual function and perception in Japanese men: A 15‐year cross‐sectional community‐based study
Author(s) -
Takayanagi Akio,
Kobayashi Ko,
Fukuta Fumimasa,
Matsuki Masahiro,
Matsuda Yohei,
Mori Mitsuru,
Masumori Naoya
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
international journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.172
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1442-2042
pISSN - 0919-8172
DOI - 10.1111/iju.13184
Subject(s) - medicine , sexual function , demography , worry , cross sectional study , erectile function , sexual desire , longitudinal study , erectile dysfunction , anxiety , psychiatry , human sexuality , gender studies , pathology , sociology
Objectives To investigate the longitudinal changes of sexual function of Japanese men. Methods From 1992 to 1993, we carried out a cross‐sectional community‐based study on sexual function in Japanese men aged 40–79 years. After 15 years, a follow‐up study was carried out to determine longitudinal changes of their sexual function. Of the 319 participants in the initial study, 135 participated again in the follow‐up study. Sexual function was assessed using the same validated questionnaire in the two studies. Results Erectile rigidity declined in men of each age decade at baseline (40s, 50s, 60s and 70s) of the initial study ( P < 0.01, <0.01, <0.01 and <0.05). The frequency of sexual drive was significantly decreased in men aged in their 40s, 50s and 60s ( P < 0.05, <0.01 and <0.01). Men aged in their 40s were dissatisfied with their decreased sexual function ( P < 0.05). In contrast, men aged in their 70s were satisfied with their sexual life ( P < 0.01). Conclusions Over a 15‐year period, the sexual function of Japanese men declined in each age decade. However, the perception of this decline differed among different age group. Most elderly Japanese men did not worry about their impaired sexual function.