title: Post-stroke sexual dysfunction: an overlooked and under-addressed problem.
abstract: Sexual disorders after stroke are thought to be due to multiple etiologies, including both organic and psychosocial causes. Sexual function in post-stroke patients is often disregarded by healthcare professionals although sexuality is a fundamental part of quality of life. Beside pharmacological treatment, one of the most important, but underestimated, success factors of SD therapy is undeniably a proper counseling, which is mandatory to provide correct information on post-stroke sexuality helping the patients and their partners to regain intimacy.
authors: IRCCS Centro Neurolesi "Bonino-Pulejo" , Messina , Italy.
authors: Rocco Salvatore
authors: RS
authors: Calabrò
authors: Placido
authors: P
authors: Bramanti
mesh_terms: D003376:Counseling; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D057240:Patient Preference; D011788:Quality of Life; D012735:Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / Q000209:etiology*; D019529:Sexuality / Q000523:psychology*; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications*