In order to demonstrate the relationship between sexual impotence and penile-brachial index 142 patients with arteriosclerotic disease of the legs and 15 control patients have been studied. Penile-brachial index has been evaluated by Doppler ultrasound, while sexual impotence has been graded on the basis of clinical history. Patients with arteriosclerotic disease have been further divided into 2 groups: patients with normal sexual potence and patients with sexual impotence. Penile-brachial index resulted 0,87 +/- S.D. 0,16 in the former group, while it resulted 0,59 +/- S.D. 0,22 in the latter. The present data seem to suggest that in patients with arteriosclerotic disease of the legs a positive relationship exists between penile-brachial index greater than 0,80 and a normal sexual potence, while a penile-brachial index less than 0,60 strongly indicates the possibility that the main factor responsible for sexual impotence is vascular insufficiency. PMID: 6667305 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Setacci, C., Giubbolini, G., Campoccia, G., Romei, R., Piccolotti, T., Cappelli, A. (1983). Sexual impotence of vascular etiology in arterial obstructive disease of the legs [L'impotenza sessuale da causa vascolare nelle arteriopatie obliteranti degli arti inferiori]. BOLLETTINO DELLA SOCIETA' ITALIANA DI BIOLOGIA SPERIMENTALE, 59(11), 1603-1608.

Sexual impotence of vascular etiology in arterial obstructive disease of the legs [L'impotenza sessuale da causa vascolare nelle arteriopatie obliteranti degli arti inferiori]

Setacci, C.;Cappelli, A.
1983-01-01

Abstract

In order to demonstrate the relationship between sexual impotence and penile-brachial index 142 patients with arteriosclerotic disease of the legs and 15 control patients have been studied. Penile-brachial index has been evaluated by Doppler ultrasound, while sexual impotence has been graded on the basis of clinical history. Patients with arteriosclerotic disease have been further divided into 2 groups: patients with normal sexual potence and patients with sexual impotence. Penile-brachial index resulted 0,87 +/- S.D. 0,16 in the former group, while it resulted 0,59 +/- S.D. 0,22 in the latter. The present data seem to suggest that in patients with arteriosclerotic disease of the legs a positive relationship exists between penile-brachial index greater than 0,80 and a normal sexual potence, while a penile-brachial index less than 0,60 strongly indicates the possibility that the main factor responsible for sexual impotence is vascular insufficiency. PMID: 6667305 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
1983
Setacci, C., Giubbolini, G., Campoccia, G., Romei, R., Piccolotti, T., Cappelli, A. (1983). Sexual impotence of vascular etiology in arterial obstructive disease of the legs [L'impotenza sessuale da causa vascolare nelle arteriopatie obliteranti degli arti inferiori]. BOLLETTINO DELLA SOCIETA' ITALIANA DI BIOLOGIA SPERIMENTALE, 59(11), 1603-1608.
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