Kaipia Antti, Tammela Teuvo
TAYS, kirurgian vastuualue, PL 2000, 33521 Tampere.
Duodecim. 2009;125(10):1119-24.
Functional ability of an aging man decreases less than presumed, and sexual desire remains for long. The most common disturbances include lessened ability for erection and ejaculatory disturbances. Some men will be helped for their sexual disturbances in connection with the treatment of urinary symptoms caused by benign prostatic hyperplasia. Erectile dysfunction may be the initial symptom of cardiovascular disease. Erectile dysfunction may also be caused by medication used by the patient. If an aged man wants therapy for his sexual disorder, he should be individually provided with the most appropriate treatment form.
老年男性的功能能力下降程度比预想的要小，并且性欲会长期存在。最常见的障碍包括勃起能力下降和射精障碍。一些男性在治疗良性前列腺增生引起的泌尿系统症状时，其性功能障碍会得到改善。勃起功能障碍可能是心血管疾病的初始症状。勃起功能障碍也可能由患者所使用的药物引起。如果老年男性想要治疗其性功能障碍，应该为其提供最适合的个体化治疗形式。
