• Josepha Karinne de Oliveira Ferro, Andrea Lemos, Caroline Palácio da Silva, Claudia Regina Oliveira de Paiva Lima, Raposo Maria Cristina Falcão MCF Department of Statistics, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil., Geraldo de Aguiar Cavalcanti, and Daniella Araújo de Oliveira.
• Department of Physical Therapy, Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.
• Spine. 2019 Sep 1; 44 (17): 1228-1237.

Study DesignObservational study (Ethics Committee Number 973.648).ObjectiveEvaluating the social and clinical factors associated with sexual dysfunction in men with traumatic spinal cord injury, as well as predictive factors for sexual dysfunction.Summary Of Background DataBesides the motor and sensory loss, sexual function changes after spinal cord injury, ranging from decreased sexual desire to erectile disorders, orgasm, and ejaculation.MethodsPerformed with 45 men, with traumatic spinal cord injury and sexually active. Sexual function was assessed by the International Index of Erectile Function and the level and degree of injury were determined following guidelines of International Standards for Neurological and Functional Examination Classification of Spinal Cord Injury. Bi and multivariate analysis was applied, with a 0.05 significance level.ResultsForty-five subjects with mean injury time of 7.5 years (CI 5.2-9.9) were evaluated. Having a fixed partner is a protective factor (OR: 0.25; 95% CI: 0.07-0.92) of erectile dysfunction. Sexual desire is associated with the fixed partner (OR: 0.12; 95% CI: 0.02-0.66), masturbation (OR: 0.13; 95% CI: 0.02-0.62), and sexual intercourse in the last month (OR: 0.13; 95% IC: 0.01-0.92). Ejaculation (OR: 0.01; 95% CI: 0.00-0.15) and erectile dysfunction (OR: 15.7; 95% CI: 1.38-178.58) are associated with orgasm. Psychogenic erection (OR: 0.07; 95% CI: 0.01-0.69), monthly frequency of sexual intercourse (OR: 11.3; 95% CI: 2.0-62.8), and orgasmic dysfunction (OR: 7.1; 95% CI: 1.1-44.8) are associated with satisfaction.ConclusionFixed partner, ejaculation, masturbation are protective factors for sexual dysfunction. Erectile dysfunction, orgasmic, and infrequent sex dysfunction are predictors of sexual dysfunction.Level Of Evidence3.

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