RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION AND ANXIETY LEVEL AMONG INFERTILE MEN IN TURKEY


TÖZÜN M., ÜNSAL A., ARSLANTAŞ D., AYDIN Y.

COMPTES RENDUS DE L ACADEMIE BULGARE DES SCIENCES, vol.73, no.7, pp.1027-1032, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 73 Issue: 7
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.7546/crabs.2020.07.17
  • Journal Name: COMPTES RENDUS DE L ACADEMIE BULGARE DES SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, zbMATH
  • Page Numbers: pp.1027-1032
  • Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The aim of the study was to investigate relationships between erectile dysfunction and anxiety level and possible related factors among infertile men. A total of 375 infertile men formed the study group. The International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF) was used for determining of erectile dysfunction. Chi square test, Mann-Whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis test and Spearman correlation, and Logistic Model were used for statistical analyses. The frequency of erectile dysfunction was 69.6% (n = 261). By the logistic model results; low family income, chronicle disease history, lack of history of genitourinary surgery, to be <= 19 years age at first marriage was determined as the effective factors on the erectile dysfunction frequency (for each one p < 0.05). A negative correlation between Beck Anxiety Scale scores and IIEF scores was found (rho: -0.460; p < 0.001). Psychological support is recommended for male patients with erectile dysfunction.