Sexual problems in young patients with Parkinson's disease

Patient-reported autonomic symptoms in Parkinson disease

“…33 We also did not find a relation between sexual functioning and DRT. The conclusions from studies on the influence of DRT on sexual functioning are inconsistent.…”

“…The conclusions from studies on the influence of DRT on sexual functioning are inconsistent. [33][34][35][36][37] The differences between our results and the results of other studies could be due to the high occurrence Clinical characteristics of subgroups of patients based on quartiles of SCOPA-AUT scores Mean group scores expressed in relative scores (range 0 to 100) for motor function (SPES/SCOPAmotor), depressive symptoms (BDI), nighttime sleep and excessive daytime sleepiness (SCOPA-SLEEP), psychiatric complications (modified-PPRS), and cognition (SCOPA-COG). A higher score indicates worse performance, except for the SCOPA-COG.…”

Complex pelvic floor failure and associated problems

“…Examples include head injury, encephalitis, stroke and epilepsy. Whether or not specific genital dysfunction is a feature of Parkinson's disease (PD) remains unclear [73,74]. Using questionnaire surveys, several studies have shown that dissatisfaction with the quality of sexual experiences in men and women with PD is more likely than in control subjects [73,74].…”

Management of sexual dysfunction in Parkinson’s disease

“…SD is common in patients with PD [Hand et al 2010;Celikel et al 2008;Bronner et al 2004;Jacobs et al 2000;Zesiewicz et al 2000;Welch et al 1997;Wermuth and Stenager, 1995;Brown et al 1990;Koller et al 1990], associated with depression and relationship dissatisfaction [Wielinski et al 2010]. SD has been reported as common even in young patients with PD (mean age 49.6 years).…”