Sexual Problems in Patients Suffering from Multiple Sclerosis

Sexual problems in patients suffering from multiple sclerosis. Lilius, H. G., Valtonen, E. J. and Wikström, J. (Departments of Physical Medicine and Neurology, University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland). A questionnaire which allowed anonymous answering and which also included many other questi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Scandinavian journal of public health 1976-06, Vol.4 (1-3), p.41-44
Hauptverfasser: Lilius, H. G., Valtonen, Erkki J., Wikström, Juhani
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Sexual problems in patients suffering from multiple sclerosis. Lilius, H. G., Valtonen, E. J. and Wikström, J. (Departments of Physical Medicine and Neurology, University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland). A questionnaire which allowed anonymous answering and which also included many other questions besides those dealing with sexual life was sent to 302 patients suffering from multiple sclerosis (MS). Sexual life had changed for 91% of males and 72% of females. About half of the patients replied that their sexual life was unsatisfactory or had ceased altogether. These patients were as a rule in a relative poor physical condition. In males, disturbances in erection (62%) were the most common problem, erection was normal in only 20%. In females the essential figures were: loss of orgasm in 33%, loss of libido in 27% and spasticity in 12%. There was no correlation between the incidence of sexual disturbances and the duration of the MS. It seems that the neurological disturbances in sexual life depend simply on the location of the plaques in the central nervous system.
ISSN:1403-4948
0300-8037
1651-1905
DOI:10.1177/140349487600400308