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Attitudes and experiences: qualitative perspectives on erectile dysfunction from the female partner

Year: 2011

Type: article

Abstract: This study explored the woman's experience of her partner's erectile dysfunction (ED) focusing particularly on sexual experiences, relationship satisfaction, and communication. One hundred women completed a semi-structured interview, providing information about how ED impacted her relationship with her partner. For some women, there was a sense of hopelessness and frustration surrounding their sex lives, while for others, her partner's ED had led to efforts towards increasing non-physical intimacy and sexual communication. These findings demonstrate the importance of the relationship, including communication between the partners, in a women's experience of her partners' ED.

Source: Journal of Health Psychology

DOI: 10.1177/1359105311404723

Authors: Elodie J. O’Connor, Marita P. McCabe, Helen M. Conaglen, John P. Conaglen

Institutions: Deakin University, University of Auckland

Language: English

Topic: Sexual function and dysfunction studies

Subfield: Psychiatry and Mental health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2078082455

FWCI: 1.384

Cites: 22

Cited by: 20

Related to: 10