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- Title
Sexual dysfunction: Time for a multidisciplinary approach?
- Authors
Cirillo, Luigi; Fusco, Giovanni Maria; Di Bello, Francesco; Morgera, Vincenzo; Cacace, Gianluigi; Di Mauro, Ernesto; Mastrangelo, Francesco; Romano, Lorenzo; Calace, Francesco Paolo; La Rocca, Roberto; Napolitano, Luigi
- Abstract
Sexual health impairment is one of the most important issues worldwide, with an increasing number of men and women affected. Specifically in male sexual dysfunction (SD), several risk factors were established such as atherosclerosis, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, smoking or obesity. The co-presence of more than one of risk factors identifies a condition, defined as the metabolic syndrome (MetS), related directly to the SD. However, not all the physicians involved in the MetS management routinely discussed the sexual impairment, increasing the bothering feelings of patients. Furthermore, the lack of knowledge, insufficient time, lack of attention, ambiguities about responsibility, insufficient training and experience, shared among physicians, regarding the communication and treatment of sexual dysfunction, are all reported factors involved in undervaluation of SD. The current paper represents a warning to the experts, with the aim of increasing the awareness of SD among clinicians and to promote the education, training and collaboration with sex therapists, through a multidisciplinary team, that can lead to a holistic approach in SD assessment and treatment.
- Subjects
SEXUAL dysfunction; SEXUAL health; IMPOTENCE; METABOLIC syndrome; DIABETES; PHYSICIANS
- Publication
Archives of Italian Urology & Andrology / Archivio Italiano di Urologia Andrologia, 2023, Vol 95, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1124-3562
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4081/aiua.2023.11236