[Prevalence of male sexual dysfunctions].
OBJECTIVE
To determine the prevalence rate of male sexual dysfunction in 5323 urologic consultations.


METHODS
In order to establish which age groups show an important consultation rate due to male sexual dysfunction, the number of consultations and the theoretical distribution according to age in the province of Córdoba were contrasted, estimating the risk of suffering from sexual dysfunction, and determining the age distribution and tendency analysis.


RESULTS
From 5323 urologic consultations in a period of 30 months, 779 were due to sexual dysfunction--14.63% (IC 95% 12-17%); 54.3% were due to erectile sexual dysfunction; 33% were due to ejaculation disorders; and 12.7% were because of other because of other dysfunctions.


CONCLUSIONS
The consultation rate increases significantly with age. In patients younger than 20-years-old the most frequent complaint is ejaculation disorder while in patients younger than 40-years-old the risk of erectile sexual dysfunction is low, increasing twice as much at 40 be considered an important health problem.
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Servicio-Cátedra de Urología I Hospital Nacional de Clínicas Universidad Nacional de Córdoba.
García Salord
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Fiallos
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D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D001118:Argentina / Q000453:epidemiology; D004542:Ejaculation; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012735:Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / Q000453:epidemiology*