Resolution of erectile dysfunction after an andrological visit in a selected population of patients affected by psychogenic erectile dysfunction

• 来源期刊: 亚洲男性学杂志（英文版）
• 年，卷（期）: 2017,（2）
• 页码范围: 219-222
• 页数: 4页
• 语种: 英文
• DOI: 10.4103/1008-682X.172646

摘要

The aim of this study was to ascertain whether some patients with psychogenic erectile dysfunction (PED) who chose psychotherapy spontaneously improved their sexual function immediately after diagnosis. Two hundred eighty?ifve patients with PED were retrospectively studied. Complete resolution of PED was analyzed regarding age, primary or secondary PED, marital status, domestic status, prevailing attitude of the female partner to the dysfunction, duration of their partnership, social status, duration of PED, International Index of Erectile Function score, and prevailing attitude of the patient after a diagnosis of PED. The data were analyzed using post?hoc tests. PED was resolved in 32.3% of the patients immediately after diagnosis. These patients were older, more frequently affected by secondary ED, more frequently living with their partner, and more frequently resigned or happy with the diagnosis of PED than the patients who did not resolve their PED. A nonchalant or cooperative female attitude to PED improved the possibility of PED resolution. The other variables did not inlfuence PED resolution. Our data showed that a clear?cut diagnosis of psychogenic erectile deifciency and some psychosocial factors were critical for the management of some patients with PED.