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Alcohol-associated sexual dysfunction: How much is the damage?
BACKGROUND: The existing literature on alcohol-induced sexual dysfunction has mainly deliberated on erectile dysfunction and premature ejaculation, ignoring other important domains of sexual dysfunctions (viz sexual pleasure, sexual desire, arousal, orgasmic function). This study was undertaken to assess the extent of alcohol-associated sexual dysfunction and to compare their severity with the severity of alcohol dependence in males.
METHODS: A cross-sectional descriptive study design recruited 78 male patients and an assessment was conducted using the Changes in sexual functioning questionnaire male clinical version, International index of erectile function scale , Severity of Alcohol Dependence Questionnaire , Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-5 (DSM-5) and International Classification of Diseases-10 (ICD-10). A correlation between years of alcohol consumed and its effect on various domains of sexual dysfunction was also carried out using Pearson's correlation coefficient.
RESULTS: Seventy-seven percent of the study population had complaints of sexual dysfunction in one or more domains, with reduced sexual pleasure (71.8%) as the most common followed by low sexual desire (in terms of frequency) in 61.5% and erectile dysfunction in 43.6%. The severity of the sexual dysfunction was found to be directly proportional to the severity of alcohol dependence with almost 100 percent of the patients with severe alcohol dependence having sexual dysfunction in all the domains.
CONCLUSION: The most common sexual dysfunction reported in the current study was decreased sexual pleasure (71.8%) followed by low sexual desire 61.5% (in terms of frequency). These findings emphasize the fact, that alcohol significantly compromises almost all domains of sexual functioning in addition to erectile dysfunction.
METHODS: A cross-sectional descriptive study design recruited 78 male patients and an assessment was conducted using the Changes in sexual functioning questionnaire male clinical version, International index of erectile function scale , Severity of Alcohol Dependence Questionnaire , Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-5 (DSM-5) and International Classification of Diseases-10 (ICD-10). A correlation between years of alcohol consumed and its effect on various domains of sexual dysfunction was also carried out using Pearson's correlation coefficient.
RESULTS: Seventy-seven percent of the study population had complaints of sexual dysfunction in one or more domains, with reduced sexual pleasure (71.8%) as the most common followed by low sexual desire (in terms of frequency) in 61.5% and erectile dysfunction in 43.6%. The severity of the sexual dysfunction was found to be directly proportional to the severity of alcohol dependence with almost 100 percent of the patients with severe alcohol dependence having sexual dysfunction in all the domains.
CONCLUSION: The most common sexual dysfunction reported in the current study was decreased sexual pleasure (71.8%) followed by low sexual desire 61.5% (in terms of frequency). These findings emphasize the fact, that alcohol significantly compromises almost all domains of sexual functioning in addition to erectile dysfunction.
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