Through the Eyes of Women: The Sexual and Psychological Responses of Women to their Partner’s Treatment with Self-Injection or External Vacuum Therapy
- 1 April 1992
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Urology
- Vol. 147 (4), 1024-1027
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-5347(17)37454-2
Abstract
We prospectively delineated and contrasted the sexual, marital and psychological responses of women to their partner's use of 2 treatments for erectile dysfunction: 1) self-injection of papaverine and phentolamine, and 2) vacuum tumescence therapy. The women were assessed at 5 points during a 12-month period with psychometric questionnaires and clinical interviews. Statistical analysis indicated that the women responded equally well to both treatments. They demonstrated significant increases in frequency of intercourse, sexual arousal, coital orgasm and sexual satisfaction. No significant changes were noted on the psychometric questionnaires. The women reported feeling more at ease in their relationships and characterized sex as more leisurely, relaxed and assured. Negative responses focused on the lack of spontaneity and hesitation about initiating sex. Self-injection and vacuum pump therapy restore potency in men and secondarily facilitate improved sexual function in women.Keywords
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