Concordance of Perceptions of Patterns of Sexual Activity Among Men With ED and Female Partners.Concordance concordance /con·cor·dance/ (-kord´ins) in genetics, the occurrence of a given trait in both members of a twin pair.concor´dant con·cor·dance n. of Perceptions of Patterns of Sexual Activity Among Men With ED and Female Partners, William Fisher, University of Western Ontario Western is one of Canada's leading universities, ranked #1 in the Globe and Mail University Report Card 2005 for overall quality of education.[2] It ranked #3 among medical-doctoral level universities according to Maclean's Magazine 2005 University Rankings. ; Raymond C. Rosen, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (often abbreviated RWJMS) is one of eight schools that comprise the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ). RWJMS operates three campuses in New Jersey, in Piscataway, New Brunswick and Camden. ; Ian Eardley, St. James University Hospital, United Kingdom; Michael Sand, Bayer Healthcare We characterized the concordance of perceptions of sexual activity among men with erectile dysfunction Erectile Dysfunction Definition Erectile dysfunction (ED), formerly known as impotence, is the inability to achieve or maintain an erection long enough to engage in sexual intercourse. (ED) and their female partners enrolled in the Men's Attitudes to Life Events and Sexuality (MALES) 2004 and Female Experience of Men's Attitudes to Life Events and Sexuality (FEMALES) studies. Consent was sought from all men with ED participating in the MALES 2004 study to interview their partner; 283 female partners subsequently consented themselves and were separately interviewed via mailed or internet questionnaires concerning their perceptions of sexual activity with their partner. The same questions were administered to men with ED and to their female partners concerning perceived frequency, periodicity periodicity /pe·ri·o·dic·i·ty/ (per?e-ah-dis´i-te) recurrence at regular intervals of time. pe·ri·o·dic·i·ty n. 1. , and predictability of their sexual activity. Men and their partners reported concordant frequency of sexual activity The frequency of sexual activity of humans is determined by several parameters, and varies greatly from person to person, and within a person's lifetime. The frequency of sexual intercourse might range from zero (sexual abstinence) for some to 15 or 20 times a week. of any kind, both currently and prior to the development of ED. Among subjects who were sexually active with their partner in the last year (n = 272), concordant perceptions were reported concerning frequency of multiple acts of intercourse and the occurrence of sexual activity the morning after activity the previous night. Regarding the predictability of partnered sexual activity, men with ED and their partners also demonstrated remarkable concordance concerning the predictability of their sexual activity in relation to time of day, day of the week, and advance knowledge of the likelihood of sexual activity occurring. The concordance surrounding perceptions of couples' joint sexual activity demonstrates harmony and synchronicity synchronicity (singˈ·kr within couples. This conflicts with other literature and may reflect a heightened awareness or communication within the couple as a result of the ED. |
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