Psychological factors and erectile function in men with refractory chronic prostatitis.
- Author:
Han-Qing ZENG
1
;
Chuan-Hua ZHANG
;
Gong-Cheng LU
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Adolescent; Adult; Anxiety; physiopathology; psychology; Chronic Disease; Depression; physiopathology; psychology; Humans; Male; Penile Erection; physiology; psychology; Prostatitis; physiopathology; psychology; Surveys and Questionnaires; Young Adult
- From: National Journal of Andrology 2008;14(8):728-730
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo study the psychological factors and erectile function in patients with refractory chronic prostatitis.
METHODSWe obtained and compared the scores on the NIH scales of chronic prostatitis symptoms, anxiety, depression and erectile function among 232 refractory and medical chronic prostatitis patients who had never received any psychotherapy.
RESULTSNo significant differences were observed in the scores on chronic prostatitis symptoms between the refractory and the medical chronic prostatitis groups, while the scores on anxiety and depression were significantly higher and that on erectile function significantly lower in the refractory than in the medical group (P < 0.01), with a negative correlation between the scores on the former two items and that on the latter.
CONCLUSIONObvious psychological factors exist in patients with refractory chronic prostatitis, which may affect their erectile function.
