(416) Clinical Characteristics of Men with Sexual Dysfunction Visiting an Andrology Clinic: A Single-Center Study in Saudi Arabia

Abstract

Introduction Previous studies that investigated the clinical characteristics of sexual dysfunction in men in Saudi Arabia are limited. This study aimed to explore the clinical characteristics of sexual dysfunction in men visiting an andrology clinic in Saudi Arabia. Objective This study aimed to explore the clinical characteristics of sexual dysfunction in men visiting an andrology clinic in Saudi Arabia. Methods This study is a retrospective single-center cross-sectional study. A random sampling method was used to recruit participants between March and September 2019. Descriptive statistics were used to describe patients’ characteristics. Continuous data were reported as mean ± SD. Chi-squared and multiple logistic regression were used to find the associations between patient's age (older and younger than 50 years) and clinical characteristics of the participants. Results In total, 21.3% participants had diabetes and 9.5% had hypertension. More younger males suffered from sexual problems (69.8%) compared to older males (30.2%). Also, 37.5% participants were overweight, while 25.3% had class I obesity. Most participants had normal follicle stimulating hormone, prolactin, testosterone, luteinizing hormone, and prostate specific antigen levels. Approximately 69.5% had vitamin D insufficiency. Among those older than 50 years, 80.2% had diabetes (P < 0.05). Younger smokers accounted for 79% of the population, with a significant association between patient's age and smoking status (P < 0.05). Patients younger than 50 years with normal A1C levels had a 2.5 times higher risk of having sexual problems (P < 0.00, confidence interval 1.63–3.91). Conclusions MSD may be considered to be caused by other nonorganic problems. There is a significant need to increase Saudi men's awareness of sexual medicine. Disclosure No