title: Frequency of sexual problems and sexual dysfunction in middle-aged Danish men.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Solstad
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hertoft
mesh_terms: D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003718:Denmark / Q000453:epidemiology; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007989:Libido; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012725:Sexual Behavior