Table 2.
Erectile dysfunction, psychological disorders, and quality of sexual life among infertile men
| Total (n = 387) |
Primary infertility (n = 258) |
Secondary infertility (n = 129) |
P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erectile dysfunction | ||||
| Severity of ED, n (%) | < 0.001 | |||
| Without ED | 258 (66.7) | 189 (73.3) | 69 (53.5) | |
| Mild | 115 (29.7) | 65 (25.2) | 50 (38.8) | |
| Moderate | 11 (2.8) | 3 (1.2) | 8 (6.2) | |
| Severe | 3 (0.8) | 1 (0.4) | 2 (1.6) | |
| IIEF-5 score, mean ± SD | 21.2±3.9 | 21.7 ± 3.5 | 20.0 ± 4.6 | < 0.001 |
| TOIF, n (%) | 0.001 | |||
| Never appeared | 270 (69.8) | 191 (79.6) | 79 (62.7) | |
| < 50 % | 70 (18.1) | 38 (15.8) | 32 (25.4) | |
| ≥ 50 % | 26 (6.7) | 11 (4.6) | 15 (11.9) | |
| Partner ovulation, n (%) | 0.570 | |||
| Known | 366 (94.6) | 240 (93.0) | 126 (97.7) | |
| Unknown | 21 (5.4) | 18 (7.0) | 3 (2.3) | |
| People who know partner’s ovulation, n (%) | 0.001 | |||
| Without ED | 270 (74.0) | 191 (79.6) | 79 (62.7) | |
| With ED | 95 (26.0) | 38 (15.8) | 32 (25.4) | |
| Psychological disorder | ||||
| PHQ-9 score, mean ± SD | 5.5 ± 4.1 | 5.5 ± 4.2 | 5.5 ± 3.9 | 0.685 |
| Severity of depression, n (%) | 0.621 | |||
| None | 185 (47.8) | 127 (49.2) | 58 (45.0) | |
| Mild | 144 (37.2) | 91 (35.3) | 53 (41.1) | |
| Confirmed diagnosis | 58 (15.0) | 40 (15.5) | 18 (14.0) | |
| GAD-7 score, mean ± SD | 6.2 ± 3.8 | 6.8 ± 4.2 | 6.2 ± 3.8 | 0.016 |
| Severity of anxiety, n (%) | 0.075 | |||
| None | 152 (39.3) | 96 (37.2) | 56 (43.4) | |
| Mild | 100 (25.8) | 63 (24.4) | 37 (28.7) | |
| Confirmed diagnosis | 135 (34.9) | 99 (38.4) | 36 (27.9) | |
| Sexual life | ||||
| Sexual desire, n (%) | 0.005 | |||
| Normal | 229 (59.1) | 167 (65.0) | 62 (48.4) | |
| General | 110 (28.4) | 66 (25.7) | 44 (34.4) | |
| Low | 46 (38.7) | 24 (9.3) | 22 (17.2) | |
| Intercourse frequency per month, mean ± SD | 5.3 ± 2.1 | 5.6 ± 2.1 | 4.8 ± 2.0 | 0.001 |
| IELT (min), mean ± SD | 5.9 ± 3.6 | 6.0 ± 3.5 | 5.7 ± 3.6 | 0.299 |
| Sexual satisfaction score, mean ± SD | 5 (4–6) | 6 (4–6) | 5 (3–6) | 0.027 |
SD standard deviation, ED erectile dysfunction, IIEF-5 simplified International Index of Erectile Function, TOIF timely ovulation intercourse failure, IELT intra-vaginal ejaculation latency time, PHQ-9 Patient Health Questionnaire-9, GAD-7 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale