Most Heart Patients Happy with Relationships, Despite Sexual Problems
In spite of sexual issues associated with cardiac disease, patients' relationships tend to stay strong, according to a recent Journal of Sexual Medicine study.
Researchers surveyed 201 people who had undergone cardiac rehabilitation in Ireland. Eighty-eight percent were men.
When asked about their sexual activity during the previous month, about two-thirds of the respondents had had sex at least once, but the remaining third had not had sex at all. About a third of the men had trouble with erections, and problems reaching orgasm affected about one in five women.
However, over 70% of the respondents said they were having pleasurable sex and affection with their partner, although communication was poor for some couples.
More details on the study are available here.
New Research: 3D Photography and Peyronie's Disease
Our website's latest research summary will be of particular interest to clinicians who treat men with Peyronie's disease.
"Three-Dimensional Photography for Quantitative Assessment of Penile Volume-Loss Deformities in Peyronie's Disease" by Ezra J. Margolin, BA, et al. was published online in April in the Journal of Sexual Medicine.
This proof-of-concept study discusses the use of 3D photography to assess penile deformities in men with Peyronie’s disease. It focuses on volume-loss deformities, which may or may not occur with penile curvature.
Please click here to see the summary.
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