title: [Assessment of sexual function in men with idiopathic Parkinson's disease using the International Index of Erectile Dysfunction (IIEF-15)].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  to assess the sexual function in men with idiopathic Parkinson's disease.
  
  
  METHODS
  a cross-sectional study was performed in 35 men, mean age 68 ± 9 years, with idiopathic Parkinson's disease followed in a single urological department. The 15 questions International Index of the Erectile Function was sent by postal mail.
  
  
  RESULTS
  the answer's rate was 42.9% (15 patients). The mean age of the responders was 68.7 ± 10.0 years. Mean duration of the disease was 10.4 ± 6.8 years. Sexual dysfunction was the second cause for consultation in urology. Despite a sustained sexual desire, patients had an altered sexual function with low erectile function, orgasmic function, intercourse satisfaction and total satisfaction scores. According to the Cappelleri's classification, the erectile dysfunction was severe in 54% of the cases and moderate in 26.6%. Age, institutionalization and overactive bladder symptoms were associated with erectile, orgasmic function and intercourse satisfaction alteration, sexual desire alteration, intercourse and global satisfaction alteration, respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  men with idiopathic Parkinson's disease had a severe sexual dysfunction. The sexual desire was usually maintained but all the other domains were severely altered.
authors.affiliation: Service d'urologie, transplantation rénale et andrologie, CHU Rangueil, TSA 50032, 31059 Toulouse cedex, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Roumiguié
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Guillotreau
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Castel-Lacanal
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Malavaud
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: De Boissezon
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Marque
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rischmann
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Gamé
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003075:Coitus / Q000523:psychology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007989:Libido; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009948:Orgasm; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology; D010410:Penile Erection / Q000523:psychology; D011788:Quality of Life; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires