Session Information
Date: Tuesday, September 24, 2019
Session Title: Parkinsonisms and Parkinson-Plus
Session Time: 1:45pm-3:15pm
Location: Agora 3 West, Level 3
Objective: To assess the profile of SD among PWP and their sexual counseling needs.
Background: Patients with Parkinson’s Disease (PWP) frequently present sexual dysfunctions (SD) that need a professional attention, yet treatment model to SD in PWP remains uncertain.
Method: Patients filled in anonymously structured questionnaires including: demographic’s, sexual need’s assessment survey, specific gender-related sexual health questions, questions regarding interest in receiving care from a sex counselor, female sexual function index and the Index inventory of erectile function. This cross-sectional study was performed in collaboration with the University Of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in order to compare cultural differences in the future.
Results: The study includes100 patients, 74 men, 94% PD, 4% Parkinsonism, age range 40-80 years, mean disease duration 8.64±6.84. SD appeared at all stages of PD. The most common men SD was erectile dysfunction (70%). Significant difference between men 76% and women 40% were presented in arousal (p=0.022), 74% of men and 40% of women would like to visit the sex counselor (p=0.04). 58% will agree to get sexual counseling by their health care provider. More men 49% than women 9% would initiate sex counselling, 50% of patients would visit a sex counselor at the movement disorder unit; 41% would attend a support group.
Conclusion: Most of PWP would look for the counseling and support from the professional sexual counsellor, however many of them will agree to get a counselling by their own health provider. Our preliminary survey shed light on the scope of the SD in PWP, more attention has to be given to SD in PWP and there is a need in providing them with the sexual counseling. Professional sexual counselor has to be involved in the treatment of PWP. Furthermore, neurologists and other health care providers have to be educated to provide the patients with preliminary sexual counseling.
To cite this abstract in AMA style:
S. Peleg Nesher, Y. Manor, A. Rosenberg, S. Naor, T. Taichman, A. Ezra, D. Roque, J. Shurer, D. Drazheva, N. Browner, K. Robertson, T. Gurevich. Sexual Needs & function assessment of patients with Parkinson’s disease in the tertiary movement disorder’s center [abstract]. Mov Disord. 2019; 34 (suppl 2). https://www.mdsabstracts.org/abstract/sexual-needs-function-assessment-of-patients-with-parkinsons-disease-in-the-tertiary-movement-disorders-center/. Accessed May 21, 2025.« Back to 2019 International Congress
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