Biomaterial Database

Sexual dysfunction in older adults. 1998

A Gentili, and T Mulligan

Section of Geriatrics, Division of General Medicine, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, USA.

Not only is sexual function an obvious requirement for the survival of the human race, but sex also is a major contributor to quality of life. During the recent past, there has been a dramatic increase in our understanding of sexual function and dysfunction in older men. There is, however, limited scientific information on the sexuality of older women. It is important that clinicians understand what is known about ways we can assist our older patients when they suffer from sexual dysfunction.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007989	Libido	The psychic drive or energy associated with sexual instinct in the broad sense (pleasure and love-object seeking). It may also connote the psychic energy associated with instincts in general that motivate behavior.	Decreased Libido,Increased Libido,Libido, Decreased,Libido, Increased
D008297	Male		Males
D010410	Penile Erection	The state of the PENIS when the erectile tissue becomes filled or swollen (tumid) with BLOOD and causes the penis to become rigid and elevated. It is a complex process involving CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEMS; HORMONES; SMOOTH MUSCLES; and vascular functions.	Tumescence, Penile,Nocturnal Penile Tumescence,Penile Tumescence,Erection, Penile,Penile Tumescence, Nocturnal,Tumescence, Nocturnal Penile
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368	Aged	A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available.	Elderly
D000375	Aging	The gradual irreversible changes in structure and function of an organism that occur as a result of the passage of time.	Senescence,Aging, Biological,Biological Aging
D012735	Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological	Physiological disturbances in normal sexual performance in either the male or the female.	Sex Disorders,Sexual Disorders, Physiological,Sexual Dysfunctions, Physiological,Physiological Sexual Disorder,Physiological Sexual Disorders,Physiological Sexual Dysfunction,Physiological Sexual Dysfunctions,Sexual Disorder, Physiological
D018783	Impotence, Vasculogenic	Inability to achieve and maintain an erection (ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION) due to defects in the arterial blood flow to the PENIS, defect in venous occlusive function allowing blood drainage (leakage) from the erectile tissue (corpus cavernosum penis), or both.	Impotence, Arteriogenic,Impotence, Venogenic,Venous Leakage, Penile,Arteriogenic Impotence,Leakage, Penile Venous,Penile Venous Leakage,Vasculogenic Impotence,Venogenic Impotence