Long-Term Follow Up of the Erectile Function of Testicular Cancer Survivors by Francesco Pallotti, Alessandra Petrozzi, Francesco Cargnelutti, Antonio Francesco Radicioni, Andrea Lenzi, Donatella Paoli, Francesco Lombardo

“…The IIEF-15 questionnaire was administered at the baseline (post-orchiectomy, pre-chemotherapy—T0) and at 6 (T1), 12 (T2), 18 (T3), 24 (T4), 48 months (T5) and >5 years (T6, median 96 months) after chemotherapy to all patients, to evaluate the following domains: erectile function (EF), orgasmic function (OF), sexual desire (SD), intercourse satisfaction (IS) and overall satisfaction (OS). …”
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Evaluation of sexual dysfunction in gynecologic cancer survivors using DSM-5 diagnostic criteria by Hao Lin, Hung-Chun Fu, Chen-Hsuan Wu, Yi-Jen Tsai, Yin-Jou Chou, Chun-Ming Shih, Yu-Che Ou

“…According to DSM-5 definition, the most common female sexual disorders were sexual interest/arousal disorder (70.9%), followed by genitopelvic pain/penetration disorder (60.0%), and orgasmic disorder (20.0%). In multiple logistic regression model, endometrial cancer diagnosis was the only independent factor predicting less influence of cancer treatment on FSD (OR 0.370; 95% CI 0.160, 0.856). …”
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A Case-control Study of Sexual Dysfunction and Serum Prolactin Levels in Patients with Psychotic Disorders by Mohd Rashid Alam, Pali Rastogi, Rahul Mathur, Vijay Niranjan

“…Total 55.93% of those having sexual dysfunction were suffering from difficulty in sexual arousal, followed by difficulty with penile erection/vaginal lubrication (49.15%), orgasmic dysfunction (34.48%), and reduced sexual drive (23.72%). …”
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Use of Li-ESWT, Tadalafil, and a Vacuum Device to Preserve Erectile Function in Subjects Affected by Peyronie’s Disease and Undergoing Grafting Surgery by Francesco Trama, Antonio Ruffo, Ester Illiano, Giuseppe Romeo, Filippo Riccardo, Marco Sarcinella, Felice Crocetto, Elisabetta Costantini, Fabrizio Iacono

“…At 6 months after surgery, the IIEF scores for erectile function were not statistically significantly different before and after surgery (<i>p</i> > 0.05); the other items, especially orgasmic function (<i>p</i> = 0.01), sexual desire (<i>p</i> < 0.01), intercourse satisfaction (<i>p</i> = 0.01), and overall satisfaction (<i>p</i> = 0.04), were all statistically significant. …”
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A Challenging Sexsomnia Seen as a Deceptive Case of Depression by J. Brás, M. Meira e Cruz, C. Teixeira, R. Andrade, A. P. Costa

“…Behaviors could range from sexual vocalizations, orgasms, sexualized movements, masturbation, or full sexual intercourse with a subsequent amnesia. …”
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May Dyspnea Sensation Influence the Sexual Function in Men With Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome? A Prospective Control Study by Szymon Skoczyński, MD, PhD, Krzysztof Nowosielski, MD, Łukasz Minarowski, MD, PhD, Grzegorz Brożek, MD, Aleksandra Oraczewska, MSc, Klaudia Glinka, MD, Karolina Ficek, MD, Beata Kotulska, MD, Ewelina Tobiczyk, MD, Robert Skomro, MD, Robert Mróz, MD, Adam Barczyk, MD

“…The presence of dyspnea was the only negative factor affecting sexual function in general (IIEF-15 score) and 1 of the factors affecting erectile function and orgasmic function. Conclusion: In men with OSA, body image is negatively influenced by the presence of OSA. …”
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Clinical characterisation of women with persistent genital arousal disorder: the iPGAD-study by Franziska M. L. M. Kümpers, Christopher Sinke, Cordula Schippert, Katja Kollewe, Sonja Körner, Peter Raab, Bernhard Meyer, Sabine Maschke, Matthias Karst, Christian Sperling, Eleni Dalkeranidis, Tillmann H. C. Krüger

“…In group comparisons, PGAD presented with significant higher rates of sexual dysfunctions, spontaneous orgasms, swelling of the genitals, extraordinary lubrication as well as higher rates in depression, agoraphobia, generalized anxiety disorder and lifetime panic disorder. …”
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The impact of prostate biopsy on erectile and ejaculatory function: A prospective study by Michele Morelli, Gianluca Sampogna, Samuele Molteni, Carmine Sciorio, Vito Lorusso, Lorenzo Romano, Roberto La Rocca, Marco Capece, Assunta Zimarra, Luigi Napolitano, Paolo Verze, Lorenzo Spirito

“…We compared the IIEF subdomains before TRUS-Bx vs. one or three months: the erectile function (EF) decreased after one month (p<0.001) but recovered after three months (p=0.833); the Orgasmic Function (OF), the Sexual Desire (SD), the Intercourse Satisfaction (IS), the Overall Satisfaction (OS), and Total IIEF decreased significantly after both one and three months compared to pre-biopsy values (p < 0.05). …”
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Erectile function in men with COVID-19 six months after recovery by E.V. Luchytskyi, V.E. Luchytskyi, G.A. Zubkova, V.M. Rybalchenko, I.I. Skladanna

“…In addition to erectile dysfunction, as evidenced by a reduced corresponding integrative indicator “erectile function” of IIEF-15 in men with COVID-19, a decrease in sexual desire was found, as well as a deterioration of sensations in the form of a decrease in ejaculation frequency and orgasmic sensations during sex contacts. The average serum level of total testosterone was 10.9 nmol/l and was significantly reduced compared to that in the control group. …”
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The Effect of Sexual Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy on Females\' Sexual Knowledge, Sexual Attitude, and Sexual Self-Confidence. A Case Study in Shiraz, Iran by E Rahimi, A Shafiabadi, F Yunesi

“…Self-administrating masturbation treating in the treatment of primary orgasmic dysfunction. Journal of Consulting and Cilinical Psychology 1979 47:912-8. 19.Gellman C. …”
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Strategies for managing sexual dysfunction induced by antidepressant medication. by Taylor, M, Rudkin, L, Bullemor-Day, P, Lubin, J, Chukwujekwu, C, Hawton, K

“… BACKGROUND: Sexual dysfunction (including altered sexual desire, orgasmic and ejaculatory dysfunction, erectile and other problems) is a relatively common side effect of antidepressant medication. …”

Sexual Dysfunction in Epileptic Men by Ala Emamzadeh, Alipasha Meysamie, Amirhossein Orandi, Mahmood Motamedi, Mohammadreza Nikoobakht

“…However, frequency of epileptic seizures (before treatment) correlated with the scores for erectile function (r = 0.31; <em>P</em> = .005), orgasmic function (r = 0.23; <em>P</em> = .04), and sexual desire (r = 0.24; <em>P</em> = .03).…”
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