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Sexual life of males over 50 years of age with spinal-cord lesions of at least 20 years.

Spinal Cord 2008 October
BACKGROUND: To assess over the past year the sexuality of male patients with spinal-cord injury (SCI) over 50 years of age with spinal lesions of at least 20 years.

METHODS: Subjects were stratified in two groups: 44 individuals under 60 years and 55 individuals over 60 years. A detailed sexual anamnesis was taken for all, and the SF-36 Health Survey questionnaire was completed, with questions 13 and 14 concerning overall sexual life answered through the International Index of Erectile Function.

RESULTS: The younger group reached a median score of +50 for each domain of the SF-36; however, the differences between the two groups are not statistically relevant. The physical domain of the SF-36 showed a median score of 43.2 for the younger versus 41.1 for the older, whereas the mental domain showed 44.8 and 43.1, respectively. In the first group, 29/44 (65.9) individuals claimed erectile dysfunction versus 43/55 (78.1%) in the second, whereas 34/44 (77.2%) of the first group reported having sexual intercourse versus 13/55 (23.6%) with P<0.01 (chi2 test). In the 2nd, 29/55 (52.7%) individuals reported physical intimacy without sexual intercourse. For each group, the overall sexual satisfaction is statistically correlated to the duration of the relationship (linear progression test P<0.05).

CONCLUSIONS: Median quality of life was high. Sexual intercourse is fundamental only for males of the first group. Most aging couples presented a different way of thinking about sex without the need for intercourse. Physicians should acquire knowledge about sexuality and aging in SCI patients.

SPONSORSHIP: This study was not sponsored.

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