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  • Title: Integrating partners into erectile dysfunction treatment: improving the sexual experience for the couple.
    Author: Dean J, Rubio-Aurioles E, McCabe M, Eardley I, Speakman M, Buvat J, de Tejada IS, Fisher W.
    Journal: Int J Clin Pract; 2008 Jan; 62(1):127-33. PubMed ID: 18028387.
    Abstract:
    INTRODUCTION: Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a common condition estimated to affect more than 150 million men worldwide. ED should be regarded as a shared sexual problem which has significant detrimental effects both on the men who experience this condition and on their partners. EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT PARTNER INVOLVEMENT IN ED THERAPY: Evidence shows that the partner plays a key supportive role in the man's ED treatment and in successful long-term ED therapy. Including the partner in consultations may highlight discordant attitudes and communication problems between couple members which may indicate treatment acceptance or rejection, or realistic or unrealistic treatment expectations. OPTIONS FOR PARTNER INVOLVEMENT IN ED THERAPY: Most patients with ED consult their physician in the absence of their partner. Therefore, involving the partner in therapy can be challenging. Two options which physicians should consider are: encouraging the patient to bring the partner into the office and, often more realistically, seeking information about, and providing information to, the partner, via the patient. OBJECTIVES: The objective of these recommendations is to provide practical guidance on treating couples affected by ED, and suggest techniques that may be helpful in integrating the partner into the process of ED treatment.
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