The effect of male erectile dysfunction on the psychosocial, relationship, and sexual characteristics of heterosexual women in the United States.

J Sex Marital Ther. 2007 Mar-Apr;33(2):135-49.
Cameron A, Tomlin M.

Eli Lilly and Company, Lilly Research Laboratories, Indianapolis, Indiana 46285, USA. cameronae@Lilly.com

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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