title: [Management of erectile dysfunction by general practitioners and endocrinologists in diabetes: a survey of 130 patients].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the prevalence, the severity and expectations regarding erectile dysfunction (ED) in diabetic patients, then to investigate how general practitioners (GP) and endocrinologists manage this disorder.
  
  
  METHODS
  A questionnaire was given during 5 weeks to every diabetic patient addressed to the endocrinology department in order to assess erectile function (IIEF5), patient's bother and expectations to be treated, and the management of ED by GP and endocrinologists and differences in management between male and female doctors.
  
  
  RESULTS
  One hundred and thirty questionnaires were available. Mean age was 57.5 and the mean IIEF5 score was 13.6. Twenty-two patients (16.9%) reported an IIEF5 score less than 5 and 75 patients (57,6%) reported an IIEF5 between 5 and 20. Eighty-six patients declared ED (66.2%). In these patients, 76 (88.4%) sought for a medical treatment and 11 (12.8%) received a treatment for ED. Endocrinologists were more active than GP in the screening of ED (59.5% vs 19.4%, P=0.001) but prescribed a treatment less often (14.3% vs 45.2%, P=0.008). Female doctors seemed less active in ED management (29.3% vs 13.3%, NS).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study highlighted the lack of ED management by GT and endocrinologists in diabetic patients in spite of ED's frequency and patients' expectations.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Urologie, CHU Henri-Mondor, 51, avenue du Maréchal-de-Lattre-de-Tassigny, 94010 Créteil, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tardieu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Khodari
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Palazzi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ajzenberg
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yiou
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D004704:Endocrinology; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D058006:General Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D015995:Prevalence; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult