ArticleInternational journal of impotence research
A typology of men's sexual attitudes, erectile dysfunction treatment expectations and barriers.
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- Lack of awareness of erectile dysfunction in many men with risk factors for erectile dysfunction.BMC urology · 2010Trial
- Psychometric validation of the Confidence in Performing Sexual Intercourse Questionnaire and Difficulty in Performing Sexual Intercourse Questionnaire.International journal of impotence researchTrial
- Patient out-of-pocket costs for guideline-recommended treatments for erectile dysfunction: a medicare cost modeling analysis.International journal of impotence research · 2025Article
- A Psychosocial Approach to Erectile Dysfunction: Position Statements from the European Society of Sexual Medicine (ESSM).Sexual medicine · 2021Review
- Men with serious chronic illnesses and malignancies are less likely to seek treatment for erectile dysfunction.International journal of impotence research · 2020Article
- Eroticization as a factor influencing erectile dysfunction treatment effectiveness.International journal of impotence research · 2014Review
- Treatment expectations of men with ED and their female partners: an exploratory qualitative study based on grounded theory.International journal of impotence researchArticle
- Prevalence, correlates, attitude and treatment seeking of erectile dysfunction among type 2 diabetic Chinese men attending primary care outpatient clinics.Asian journal of andrologyArticle
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Abstract
In total, 1122 men completed non-validated structured interviews on sexual attitudes and on erectile dysfunction treatment expectations and barriers. Dimensions of sexual attitudes and treatment expectations and barriers were extracted by factor analysis and subjects were grouped into types by cluster analysis. Five types emerged: the sensation seeker, the sensuous, the anxious, the confident and the abstinent. The majority of men agreed on the importance of sex for the partnership. For the majority of anxious, sensuous and sensation-seeking men, sex was important for self-esteem. Expecting quality of life, enjoyment, self-esteem and hard reliable erections from treatment with phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors, anxieties for side effects and loss of control, sexual abstinence and desire for an intensive sex life had the strongest impact on the likelihood of use. Men's sexual attitudes vary considerably and impact reactions to erection difficulties. A typology of five groups was developed, which will contribute to research on and understanding of men's sexual and treatment-seeking behaviors.
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