title: Quality of sexual life in men with obstructive sleep apnoea.
abstract: The study investigated the quality of sexual life of male obstructive sleep apnoea patients. Apnoea and non-apnoea participants were assessed with Golombok Rust Inventory of Sexual Satisfaction (GRISS) and Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID) before the sleep test. Folicule Stimulating Hormone (FSH), Luteinising Hormone (LH), prolactin, testosterone and oestrogen levels were also evaluated. The apnoea group had a higher BMI and lower LH and testosterone levels than the non-apnoea group. There were no differences between the apnoea, non-apnoea groups and within the apnoea groups (mild, moderate and high apnoea) in terms of sexual satisfaction. Although there was a change in the hormonal levels of obstructive sleep apnoea patients, the sexual life of apnoea patients was not affected at the clinical level.
authors.affiliation: Gulhane School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Ankara, Turkey. drmehmetak@gmail.com
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ak
authors.forename: Adem
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Balikci
authors.forename: Bikem
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Haciomeroglu
authors.forename: Serkan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zincir
authors.forename: Alper
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cinar
authors.forename: Emel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Congologlu
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bozkurt
authors.forename: Fuat
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ozgen
authors.forename: Aytekin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ozsahin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D017286:Polysomnography; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000503:physiopathology; D055815:Young Adult