title: Lower urinary tract symptoms and sexual dysfunction: an audit of sexual symptoms among patients attending a nurse-led prostate clinic.
abstract: Significant numbers of men with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) also report symptoms of sexual dysfunction (SD). The prevalence of SD in patients referred to a prostate assessment clinic, was assessed using a confidential questionnaire. Fifty-six percent of patients reported difficulties in maintaining an erection and 48% felt that improving their sexual function would benefit their quality of life. None of the referral letters from primary care mentioned symptoms of SD. Patients with LUTS seen in primary and secondary care should be assessed for SD and offered appropriate advice and management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Dr Gray's Hospital, Elgin, Grampian, Scotland IV30 1SN, UK.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Milburn
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.forename: I G
authors.initials: IG
authors.lastname: Gunn
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009726:Nurses; D011467:Prostate; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012606:Scotland / Q000453:epidemiology; D012735:Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000150:complications*