Korean J Urol.
1990 Oct;31(5):729-733.
Sexual Function in Male Spinal Cord Injury Patients
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- 1Department of Urology, Korea Veterans Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- A total of 210 male spinal cord injury patients were studied in regard to sexual function. Data were collected by means of private interviews. All patients were arranged arbitrarily into 4 injury types, Complete (C) versus Incomplete (I) and Upper Motor Neuron (UMN) versus Lower Motor Neuron (LMN), according to the level and degree of cord injury based on the neurological examination. It was found that erection occurred in 79%, successful coitus in 45%, ejaculation in 31%, orgasm in 26 % and progeny in l9%. This findings were further classified according to injury types and following results were obtained. 1. Erection in IUMN (91%), CUMN (84% ), ILMN (74%) and CLMN (42%). 2. Successful coitus in IUMN (72%), ILMN (66%), CUMN (24%) and CLMN (19%). 3. Ejaculation in ILMN (66%). IUMN (41 % ). CLMN (15% ) and CUMN (14%). 4. Orgasm in ILMN (60% ), IUMN (37%), CUMN (9%) and CLMN (8%). 5. Progeny in ILMN (37% ), IUMN (22%), CLMN (12%) and CUMN (11%).
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