Frequency of Erectile Dysfunction in Males with Central Serous Chorioretinopathy.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the frequency of sexual dysfunction and associated factors in patients with central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR).


METHODS
Fifty-eight CSCR patients who met the inclusion criteria and 99 age- and sex-matched healthy controls were prospectively investigated for sexual dysfunction and associated factors. All participants were investigated using the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Beck Anxiety Scale (BAS), and the15-question Index of Erectile Function-15 (IIEF-15) and by extensive examination of CSCR, associated factors, and confounding factors.


RESULTS
The mean ages of the patient and control groups were 46.95±11.27 and 45.3±10.93 years, respectively (p=0.370). The erectile function, orgasmic function, sexual desire, sexual satisfaction, and overall sexual satisfaction scores of the patient group were significantly lower than those of the control group (p<0.001). Severe erectile dysfunction (ED) was diagnosed in 3 (5.2%), moderate ED in 10 (17.2%), mild-to-moderate ED in 7 (12.1%), and mild ED in 15 (25.9%) patients in the patient group, whereas no severe or moderate ED was diagnosed in the control group. The erectile function score was found to be negatively correlated with age and BMI. No sexual parameters were found to be correlated with choroidal thickness (CT) in either the patient or control group.


CONCLUSIONS
CSCR patients experience a higher incidence of sexual dysfunction compared to healthy individuals without CSCR. The exclusion of confounding factors suggests that factors involved in CSCR pathogenesis may also play a role in ED.
a Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology , Antalya Education and Research Hospital , Antalya , Turkey.
Ayse
A
Balkarli
b Department of Ophthalmology , Antalya Education and Research Hospital , Antalya , Turkey.
Muhammet Kazim
MK
Erol
c Department of Urology , Antalya Education and Research Hospital , Antalya , Turkey.
Soner
S
Yalcinkaya
d Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology , Ordu State Hospital , Ordu , Turkey.
Rumeysa Selvinaz
RS
Erol
D056833:Central Serous Chorioretinopathy / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002829:Choroid / Q000473:pathology; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010410:Penile Erection / Q000502:physiology*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012160:Retina / Q000473:pathology; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology
Central serous chorioretinopathy; erectile dysfunction; sexual dysfunction