PREVALENCE OF SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION IN PATIENTS WITH MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDERS AT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, HO CHI MINH CITY
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Abstract
Sexual dysfunction is very common in patients with major depressive disorder. Currently, very few studies in Vietnam have been conducted to evaluate this frequency. Research objective: Determine the rate of sexual dysfunction in patients with untreated major depressive disorder at University Medical Center at Ho Chi Minh city. Research subjects and methods: descriptive cross-sectional study of 104 patients in depressive episodes treated as outpatients at the neuropsychiatry clinic of University Medical Center from March 2023 to October 2023. Results: 53.8% of male patients and 78.2% of female patients with major depression had sexual dysfunction. In men, 34.6% of patients had reduced sexual desire, 26.9% had problems with arousal, 23.1% had problems related to erectile dysfunction, 30.8% had problems with employment. orgasm and 34.6% reported no voyeurism when reaching orgasm. In women, 59% reported decreased sexual desire, 51.3% had problems with sexual arousal, 32.1% had problems with vaginal lubrication during intercourse, and 50% did not reach orgasm. orgasm and 48.7% were not satisfied even though they had reached orgasm.
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Keywords
depressive episode, sexual dysfunction, sexual response cycle.
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