Erectile Dysfunction, Psychological Disorders, and Sexual Performance Among Men Seeking Medical Help for Fertility

NCT04941690 | Unknown DMC

• 1 other identifier: 21K064-001
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 1,000
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

According to the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Association for Sexual Health (WAS), sexual health is directly related to everyone's mental health and quality of life. Sexuality is innate to humans and is closely linked to their reproduction. Thus, a correlation between unmet fertility desires and sexual disorders can be observed in infertile couples. In fact, sexual intercourse itself will not be as natural in most cases and will preferentially occur during the "reproductive window". Thus, sexuality will be deprived of recreational and erotic activities, and sexuality will be used only for reproduction. For many men, sexual intercourse will become coercive, repetitive and mechanical, offering little emotion. The interactions between infertility and wife recurrent miscarriage in sexuality are numerous and complex. Many men will perceive their infertility as a loss of masculinity and virility and may feel low self-esteem and depression, in addition, Decreased sperm quality may lead to anxiety in men, which may eventually lead to temporary Sexual Dysfunction (SD).Therefore, the need to identify SD and its severity is crucial for infertile men before receiving individualized male treatment.

Conditions

Erectile Dysfunction; Sexual Dysfunction; Premature Ejaculation; Infertile Men; Fertile Men; Wife's Miscarriage

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Occurrence of sexual dysfunction among men seen for preconception testing, infertility, and wife miscarriage

  Evaluation of the occurrence of sexual dysfunction among men seen for preconception testing, infertility, and wife miscarriage, A questionnaire method was used. The questionnaire included general population information, International Index of Sexual Function-5 (IIEF-5), Premature Ejaculation Diagnostic Tool (PEDT), General Anxiety Disorder-7 and CPSI.

  12-26-2021

Study Arms (3)

Men seen for preconception physicals

Ready to conceive, i.e. not having contraception and not having children for less than 1 year

Other: A questionnaire method was used.

Men seen for infertility

Couples who have not used contraception and have not had children for more than 1 year

Other: A questionnaire method was used.

Men who visited the clinic for their wives' miscarriage

Couples whose wives were previously pregnant but terminated the pregnancy due to fetal abortion, spontaneous abortion, biochemical pregnancy, fetal malformation or ectopic pregnancy

Other: A questionnaire method was used.

Interventions

A questionnaire method was used. OTHER

The questionnaire included general population information, International Index of Sexual Function-5 (IIEF-5), Premature Ejaculation Diagnostic Tool (PEDT), General Anxiety Disorder-7 and CPSI.

Men seen for infertility; Men seen for preconception physicals; Men who visited the clinic for their wives' miscarriage

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 20 Years+
• Sex: male
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

men seeking medical help for preconception tests, infertility, and recurrent miscarriage of their wives

You may qualify if:

• , men living with their wives and planning to have children; 2, men seeking medical help for preconception tests, infertility, and recurrent miscarriage of their wives; and 3, consenting to participate in the survey and signing an informed consent form.

You may not qualify if:

• , men with significant genital malformations, severe cardiovascular disease, stroke and mental disorders; 2, men who could not live with their female partners every day because they worked in different cities; 3, medical history of female partners with reproductive system abnormalities by gynecological examination.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• The First Hospital of Jilin University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Center for Reproductive Medicine and Center for Prenatal Diagnosis, Jilin University First Hospital

Changchun, Jilin, 130021, China

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Erectile Dysfunction; Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological; Premature Ejaculation

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Genital Diseases, Male; Genital Diseases; Urogenital Diseases; Male Urogenital Diseases; Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological; Mental Disorders; Ejaculatory Dysfunction

Central Study Contacts

Qun Wang, MD

CONTACT

+8618088680820; wangqunjlu@jlu.edu.cn

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE CONTROL
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Clinical Professor, Center for Reproductive Medicine and Center for Prenatal Diagnosis

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 21, 2021
• First Posted: June 28, 2021
• Study Start: June 26, 2021
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2021
• Study Completion: March 1, 2022
• Last Updated: July 9, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-07

Locations

CN (1)