Predictive Factors for Male Sexual Dysfunction After Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury

Predictive Factors for Male Sexual Dysfunction After Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury

Objective: To analyze the association between sexual function of men with spinal cord injury with possible predictive factors for dysfunction.

Method: Observational study (CAAE 41221414.5.0000.5208) conducted with 45 men, mean age 34 (CI 31.5 to 37.1), with spinal cord injury and active sex life. Sexual function was assessed by the International Index of Erectile Function and level and degree of injury were determined following the guidelines of the International Standards for Neurological and Functional Examination Classification of Spinal Cord Injury. Descriptive statistical techniques were applied and multivariate analysis using logistic regression adjusted to observe the association between factors, with 0.05 significance level.

Inclusion Criteria:

• clinical diagnosis of traumatic spinal cord injury, injury time less than six months heterosexual and sexually active

Exclusion Criteria:

• patients who had erectile dysfunction attributed to endocrine or metabolic disease order, those who underwent surgery in the genital area, such as radical prostatectomy or penile implant and cognitive impairment