Sexual beliefs underlying male sexual dysfunction are known to emphasize excessively high sexual performance, among other inaccuracies.
The purpose of this study was to determine the frequency of certain sexual beliefs among Turkish men with and without erectile dysfunction. In this comparative-descriptive study, demographic data and participant views regarding 50 common sexual beliefs were collected via questionnaire. The study was conducted at the Urology Clinic of a university hospital in Turkey, between May 2011 and August 2013. Eight hundred and fifteen (815) men were enrolled in this study: 304 men with erectile dysfunction and 511 men without erectile dysfunction. Men with erectile dysfunction endorsed eight beliefs about sexual activity more frequently than men without erectile dysfunction, These findings indicate the association of certain cognitions with erectile dysfunction. Most of these cognitions concerned high expectations of male sexual function.
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Ejder Apay S, Ozorhan EY, Arslan S, Ozkan H, Koc E, Ozbey I. Are you the author?
Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey.
Reference: J Sex Marital Ther. 2014 Sep 25:0.
doi: 10.1080/0092623X.2014.966397
PubMed Abstract
PMID: 25256444