Troubles sexuels chez les patients atteints de sclérose en plaques : à propos d’une population tunisienne

Sexual dysfunction in multiple sclerosis: A prospective monocentric Moroccan study

“…had found a prevalence of 46.9% with 70% for men and 34% for women [17]. As noted by the authors, this prevalence remains one of the lowest in the literature [3][4][5][6][7][8][9]17,18]. In our series, the prevalence was 100% for men and 53.8% for women with 76.9% decline in libido in the female population Table 2.…”

“…In our series, the prevalence was 100% for men and 53.8% for women with 76.9% decline in libido in the female population Table 2. This prevalence is very high in comparison with that reported in Tunisia [17], whereas these two Muslim societies have the same socio-familial and religious realities. The proportions observed in the literature [7,[19][20][21][22], are comparable to those found in our analysis in both sexes Tables 4,5.…”

“…In Tunisia Ghroubi and al. had found a prevalence of 46.9% with 70% for men and 34% for women [17]. As noted by the authors, this prevalence remains one of the lowest in the literature [3][4][5][6][7][8][9]17,18].…”

“…The proportions observed in the literature [7,[19][20][21][22], are comparable to those found in our analysis in both sexes Tables 4,5. Sexual inactivity in multiple sclerosis victims is observed in nearly one-third of men and little than onethird among women [7,17,19]. Sexual inactivity is the result of physical manifestations and sensory-motor defi cit [11].…”

“…Nevertheless, marital status was strongly associated with sexual disorders p = 0.0002. Moreover, the male sex multiplies by 3 the risk of sexual dysfunction [17,19]. Physical, psychosocial, cultural and emotional parameters were reported to be important in the development of sexual dysfunction [7][8][9][10][11].…”