Frequency of sexual dysfunctions in type 2 diabetic males

Objective: to determine the frequency of different sexual dysfuctions in type 2 diabetic males attending diabetic opd of isra university hospital and in private setup at hyderabad. design: observational study. duration of study: march 2008 to august 2008. methods: one-hundred type 2 diabetic males were enrolled by purposive sampling technique after obtaining a well informed consent. the different sexual dysfunctions were explained in the language best understood by the subject. inclusion criteria was type 2 diabetic males of 35-65 years in age taking oral hypoglycemic agents for at least 5-years with hba1c <9%. patients with hypertensions,and any other endocrine disease like hypogonadism,thyroid and marked renal or hepatic insufficiency were excluded from the study. frequencies,proportions and means with standard deviations are calculated for respective types of data. results: erectile dysfunction was most frequent,which was present in 55 patients,premature ejaculationin 20,hypoactive sexual desire disorder in 15 and retrograde ejaculation in 10 patients. conclusion: diabetes is associated with different sexual dysfunctions and most common is erectile dysfunction.