The Effect of Male Erectile Dysfunction on the Psychosocial, Relationship, and Sexual Characteristics of Heterosexual Women in the United States

Abstract

Using Internet-based survey data, this study compared the demographic, psychosocial, relationship, and sexual characteristics of three groups of U.S. women: (a) women whose partners had erectile dysfunction (ED) and were taking medication to treat ED; (b) women whose partners had ED in the previous 3 months and were not taking medication to treat ED; and (c) a control group of women whose partners did not have ED. Results indicate that women are affected by their partners' ED and that ED treatment benefits women's sexual self-efficacy, communication about sexual issues, and sexual and relationship satisfaction.

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** p < .01.

***p ≤ .001, two-tailed.