title: [Sexual function and mental state in patients with redundant prepuce or phimosis].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the correlation of sexual dysfunction with psychological abnormalities by analyzing the sexual function and mental state of the patients with redundant prepuce or phimosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study included 216 randomly selected patients with redundant prepuce or phimosis and 85 normal male controls. We conducted investigations among the subjects using a questionnaire on the general data of the patients, Chinese Index of Sexual Function for Premature Ejaculation (CIPE), International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF), and Symptom Checklist 90 (SCL-90). Then we assessed the status of premature ejaculation (PE) and erectile dysfunction (ED), calculated the incidence of psychological abnormalities, such as depression and anxiety, and analyzed the correlation of PE and ED with the mental state of the patients.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The PE and ED patients scored significantly higher than normal controls on SCL-90, somatization, compulsion, depression, anxiety and other factors (P < 0.05). CIPE scores were correlated with the scores on SCL-90, somatization, compulsion, interpersonal sensitivity, depression, anxiety and other factors, while ED-related scores showed no correlation with the scores on SCL-90 and other factors.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Patients with redundant prepuce or phimosis have poor mental health, and there is an interaction between PE and the mental state of the patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, The First Hospital of Ningbo, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315010, China. yanglu20091111@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Lu
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Lie-Min
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Ruan
authors.forename: Ze-Jun
authors.initials: ZJ
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Yue
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Guo-Yao
authors.initials: GY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yun-Xin
authors.initials: YX
authors.lastname: Ji
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010688:Phimosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology*; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012735:Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology*