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Sexual activity in Korean male patients on clean intermittent catheterization with neurogenic bladder due to spinal cord injury
Author(s) -
KU JA HYEON,
OH SEUNGJUNE,
JEON HWANG GYUN,
SHIN HYUNGIK,
PAIK NAMJONG,
YOO TAIWOO,
KIM SOO WOONG
Publication year - 2006
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/j.1442-2042.2006.01226.x
Subject(s) - medicine , spinal cord injury , odds ratio , clean intermittent catheterization , confidence interval , sexual function , sexual intercourse , erectile dysfunction , population , spinal cord , surgery , urinary bladder , environmental health , psychiatry
Background: The aim of this study was to assess the sexual function and activity in male patients on clean intermittent catheterization with neurogenic bladder due to spinal cord injury. Methods: Eighty‐nine patients (mean age 37.6 years with a range of 18–66) were included in the study. We requested all subjects to complete a questionnaire including the 5‐item version of the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF‐5). Results: Of 89 patients, 60 (67.4%) reported having attempted no sexual intercourse over the past 6 months and 28 (31.5%) presented with IIEF‐5 scores less than or equal to 21 points. When subjects were stratified according to the years since injury, 50.0% (16 of 32) with less than 2 years post‐injury had no sexual activity, while 77.2 (44 of 57) with 2 years or more post‐injury did ( P = 0.027). Patients with sexual activity were 40.4% (23 of 57) and 18.8% (6 of 32) in patients who were able and unable to perform self‐catheterization, respectively ( P = 0.037). Patients with less than 2 years post‐injury had 3.3‐fold higher risk (odds ratio 3.33; 95% confidence interval 1.01–10.97; P = 0.048) of no sexual activity than those with 2 years or more post‐injury on the multivariate model. The other parameters were not appreciably related to sexual activity. Conclusion: Our results demonstrate that sexual activity as well as erectile function is poor in this population. In addition, our findings suggest that years since injury may influence sexual activity of patients with spinal cord injury.