Open AccessSEXUAL DYSFUNCTION;
Author(s) -
Muhammad Bawany,
Abdul Aziz Sahito,
Falak Naz,
Adnan Ali Khahro,
Rabail Bohio,
Farrukh Bohio,
Syeda Fiza Nasir
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the professional medical journal/the professional medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2071-7733
pISSN - 1024-8919
DOI - 10.29309/tpmj/2017.24.06.1190
Subject(s) - medicine , sexual dysfunction , liver dysfunction , observational study , chronic hepatitis , liver disease , chronic liver disease , disease , complication , hepatic dysfunction , erectile dysfunction , virus , immunology , cirrhosis
Objectives: To determine the frequency of sexual dysfunction in the patientssuffering from chronic liver disease. Period: 1 year from June 2013 to May 2014. Study Design:An observational study. Setting: Asian Institute of Medical Sciences. Methodology: 150 casesof chronic liver disease including patients of both genders at Asian Institute of medical scienceswho had suggestive history and signs /symptoms of sexual dysfunction. Results: Study found51.3% of total patients were suffering with sexual dysfunction. Out of all participating females,52.2% were affected and among the total male patients 51% males were suffering from sexualdysfunction. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) and Hepatitis B virus (HBV) were positive in 76.7% and11.3%, respectively. Conclusion: Sexual dysfunction is a common complication in the patientssuffering from chronic liver disease.