title: Male sexual dysfunction in Asia.
abstract: Sex has always been a taboo subject in Asian society. However, over the past few years, awareness in the field of men's sexual health has improved, and interest in sexual health research has recently increased. The epidemiology and prevalence of erectile dysfunction, hypogonadism and premature ejaculation in Asia are similar in the West. However, several issues are specific to Asian males, including culture and beliefs, awareness, compliance and the availability of traditional/complementary medicine. In Asia, sexual medicine is still in its infancy, and a concerted effort from the government, relevant societies, physicians and the media is required to propel sexual medicine to the forefront of health care.
authors.affiliation: Urology Unit, Department of Surgery, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, 56000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. chrisckho2002@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Christopher Ck
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: Praveen
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Singam
authors.forename: Goh Eng
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: Zulkifli Md
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Zainuddin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001208:Asia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology; D004542:Ejaculation; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D007006:Hypogonadism / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D054526:Men's Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012735:Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology; D020018:Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology; D013739:Testosterone / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D013739:Testosterone