|
E-mail this page to a friend!
Treating Men with ED Improves Female Partners Sexual
Function, Satisfaction
October 25, 2005 – A newly published study of
couples – including senior citizens and baby boomers – has found that
the sexual function and satisfaction of the females significantly
improved after the erectile dysfunctional men in their lives were
effectively treated for their problem.
| |
Related Stories |
|
| |
Aging Does Not End Sex, Relationships, Says Expert
Sept. 21, 2005 - Sex isn't the exclusive playground
for the young, but a quality of life issue that continues well after age
50, a University of Michigan expert says in her new book. Older adults
desire fun, excitement and passion in relationships and sex, often
associated with one's younger years.
Read more...
Boomer Women More Confident of Sexuality Than
Younger Women
Survey suggests sexual confidence increases with age,
but no mention of seniors
Sept. 13, 2005 – A new survey says 82 percent of
Baby Boomer women are very or somewhat confident sexually. The researchers
suggest sexual confidence and self knowledge increase as women go
through life, based on the lower confidence scores for younger women.
Read more...
Bicycle Riding Can Cause Erectile Dysfunction
Health debate needs to change focus to what can be
done about it
Aug. 23, 2005 – A prominent researcher in sexual
and reproductive health says the debate should end about bicycle saddles
causing erectile dysfunction. It clearly does for some. It is now time
to move on to what should be done about it. Males are much more likely
to be bicycle riders than women, but the participation in bicycle riding
decreases rapidly as age increases. Less than 10 percent of senior
citizens do it regularly.
Read
more...
Read more news
about Sex and Seniors - click |
|
In the November issue of The Journal of Sexual
Medicine, researchers have published the first-ever prospective,
double-blind, placebo-controlled, multi-institutional treatment study
with multi-dimensional psychometrically valid outcomes and concluded
that an effective erectile dysfunction treatment in men also
significantly improved sexual function and sexual satisfaction in
untreated women partners.
The research concluded that women partners' sexual
function improvements related significantly and consistently to
treatment-related improvements in men's erectile function. Furthermore,
erectile dysfunction management should acknowledge that both members of
the couple may be affected by erectile dysfunction and its treatment.
The research, in an article entitled: "Women's
Sexual Function Improves When Partners Are Administered Vardenafil for
Erectile Dysfunction: A Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind,
Placebo-Controlled Trial," published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine,
involved 229 men with erectile dysfunction for more than 6 months and
their women partners.
The women completed baseline sexual function
questionnaires including the Female Sexual Function Index, which has 19
questions concerning 6 domains: desire, arousal, lubrication, orgasm,
satisfaction, and pain. Other outcome scales used included the Sexual
Life Quality Questionnaire.
The couples were divided into two groups, those
couples in which the men with erectile dysfunction received a safe and
effective PDE5 inhibitor (vardenafil, Levitra) and those in which the
men received placebo.
The mean age for the men given Vardenafil ranged
from 28 to 79 with a mean of 58.2. The mean age for the men taking the
placebo was 58.8.
The mean age for the women coupled with the men
given Vardenafil was 54.4 (range 30 to 77). The women with men given the
placebo had a mean age of 53.8.
There was no difference between the untreated
women's sexual function scores in the two groups at baseline.
After 12 weeks and approximately 20 intercourse
experiences, the untreated women who were with men assigned to placebo
were observed to have their sexual function scores fall in all domains.
The untreated women who were with men assigned to
effective erectile dysfunction treatment recorded significantly
increased sexual function scores in all domains. The greatest increases
in sexual function were noted in orgasm and satisfaction domains.
In this landmark research, the physiological
changes in sexual function of one member of the couple (the untreated
woman) were found to be significantly linked to the physiological
changes in sexual function of the other member of the couple (the
treated man with ED). There are limited studies in medical literature
where a physiological function of one individual not receiving treatment
is improved when another individual receives treatment to improve a
physiological function.
Dr. William Fisher, co-author of the study and
Professor of Psychology, and Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University
of Western Ontario in London, Canada, noted that "Erectile dysfunction
has never been only about a man, a pill, and a penis. It is often the
case that a partner's sexual function suffers when a man experiences ED,
and this research documents this fact and the welcome improvement of
sexual function among women whose partners received effective treatment
for their sexual problem."
"The most fascinating aspect of this study," said
Dr. Irwin Goldstein, lead author of the research, "is that the women in
the study were untreated and we observed that their physiology changed.
Think of this for one minute. These are the first ever data that show
physiologic changes in lubrication, orgasm and arousal in an individual
who was not treated."
About The Journal of Sexual Medicine
The Journal of Sexual Medicine is the official journal of the
International Society for Sexual Medicine and its five regional
affiliate societies. The aim of the journal is to publish
multidisciplinary basic science and clinical research to define and
understand the scientific basis of male and female sexual function and
dysfunction. For more information on The Journal of Sexual Medicine ,
please visit
http://jsm.issir.org.
About The International Society for
Sexual Medicine
The International Society for Sexual Medicine (ISSM) was founded in 1982
for the purpose of promoting research and exchange of knowledge for the
clinical entity "impotence" throughout the international scientific
community. The society has over 2000 members worldwide, with five
regional societies that are affiliated with ISSM: the Africa Gulf
Society for Sexual Medicine, Asia Pacific Society for Sexual Medicine,
European Society for Sexual Medicine, Latin American Society for
Impotence and Sexuality Research, and Sexual Medicine Society of North
America.
About Blackwell Publishing
Blackwell Publishing is the world's leading society publisher,
partnering with more than 600 academic and professional societies.
Blackwell publishes over 750 journals annually and, to date, has
published close to 6,000 text and reference books, across a wide range
of academic, medical, and professional subjects.
Click to More Senior News on the
Front Page
Copyright: SeniorJournal.com |
