TY - JOUR
T1 - Incorporating a sexual questionnaire in screening examinations
AU - Justo, Dan
AU - Heruti, Rafi J.
PY - 2009/9
Y1 - 2009/9
N2 - Erectile dysfunction (ED) is the inability to attain and/or maintain an erection sufficient for satisfactory sexual performance. The prevalence of ED among elderly men is 52%, and it is associated with preventable and treatable cardiovascular conditions, such as diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, hypertension and smoking. Treating these conditions may prevent cardiovascular diseases and ED. Nevertheless, large-scale studies regarding the prevalence of ED among young men has never been conducted, although prevention should be performed in younger ages. A unique screening examination, including a sexual questionnaire has been conducted in Israel since 2001. Men who are suspected of ED, according to this questionnaire, are referred to a sexual clinic for consultation and treatment. In this review, we present several studies based on this database. Our main findings: ED is prevalent in young men and is associated with diabetes mellitus, hypertriglyceridemia, sleeping disorders and periodontal diseases. These findings stress the importance of incorporating a sexual questionnaire in screening examinations.
AB - Erectile dysfunction (ED) is the inability to attain and/or maintain an erection sufficient for satisfactory sexual performance. The prevalence of ED among elderly men is 52%, and it is associated with preventable and treatable cardiovascular conditions, such as diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, hypertension and smoking. Treating these conditions may prevent cardiovascular diseases and ED. Nevertheless, large-scale studies regarding the prevalence of ED among young men has never been conducted, although prevention should be performed in younger ages. A unique screening examination, including a sexual questionnaire has been conducted in Israel since 2001. Men who are suspected of ED, according to this questionnaire, are referred to a sexual clinic for consultation and treatment. In this review, we present several studies based on this database. Our main findings: ED is prevalent in young men and is associated with diabetes mellitus, hypertriglyceridemia, sleeping disorders and periodontal diseases. These findings stress the importance of incorporating a sexual questionnaire in screening examinations.
KW - Erectile dysfunction
KW - Screening examinations
KW - Sexual dysfunction
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C2 - 20070058
AN - SCOPUS:72249105990
SN - 0017-7768
VL - 148
SP - 646
EP - 649
JO - Harefuah
JF - Harefuah
IS - 9
ER -