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Sexual problems in young patients with Parkinson's disease
Author(s) -
Wermuth L.,
Stenager E.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
acta neurologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.967
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1600-0404
pISSN - 0001-6314
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1995.tb00445.x
Subject(s) - libido , sexual function , decreased libido , sexual desire , sexual dysfunction , disease , medicine , parkinson's disease , sexual behavior , psychology , clinical psychology , gynecology , psychiatry , human sexuality , gender studies , sociology
The purpose of this study was to describe sexual function in a representative group of young patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). Twenty‐five patients (15 men, 10 women; agerange 36‐56 yrs) participated in a structured interview on sexual function. Forty percent of the men and 70% of the women reported changed libido while 33.4% of the men and 80% of the women experienced changed sexual activity after onset of PD. A tendency to changes in libido and sexual function was seen with increasing time of treatment and advanced Hoehn‐Yahr stages. It is concluded that changes in libido and sexual function occur more frequently than previously reported, especially in women, and more attention should be paid to these problems.