Frequency of sexual problems and sexual dysfunction in middle-aged Danish men
- 1 February 1993
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Archives of Sexual Behavior
- Vol. 22 (1) , 51-58
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01552912
Abstract
The frequency of sexual dysfunction of a representative group of Danish middle-aged men was recorded, using a questionnaire and an interview that contained, respectively, 12 and 23 questions about sexual problems. The study sample consisted of 439 51-year-old men, all of whom received the questionnaire. Of these men, 100 were also interviewed. Interviewed men more frequently reported erectile dysfunction and previous contact with a therapist due to sexual problems at interview than in the questionnaire. Thus, 16 men (4% of the study population) who reported erectile dysfunction in the questionnaire constituted only a fraction of the true number. At interview nearly 40% of the men reported some kind of sexual dysfunction. There were, however, only 7% who found their problems abnormal for their age--and only 5% of the interviewed men intended to seek treatment for their problems.Keywords
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