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AUTHOR
Burkhard Brosig
Problema: disfunzione sessuale
La disfunzione erettile (ED) e definita come una rigidita peniena insufficiente a permettere rapporti sessuali. L’assenza di rigidita puo essere completa, parziale o l’erezione puo essere perduta prematuramente. In caso di perdita prematura dell’erezione, il problema e classificato come ED se la perdita dell’erezione si verifica prima dell’eiaculazione. Si puo attribuire un punteggio alla gravita del problema utilizzando l’Indice Internazionale della Funzione Erettile (International Index of Erectile Function, IIEF).
Long-term outcomes of short-term and long-term psychosomatic inpatient treatment and their predictors
Abstract Objectives The Clinic for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy at the University Giessen, Germany, offers short-term (STT) and long-term inpatient therapy (LTT). Methods In a prospective, 3-year follow-up study, we examined therapeutic indication, short- and long-term results, outcome predictors, and the utilization of aftercare for both settings. Results STT patients were more frequently acutely ill, suffered from stronger symptomatic manifestations, and were more frequently employed. LTT patients had a greater rate of chronic psychosomatic disorders, personality disorders and somatic comorbidity. In both settings, distress strongly declined during inpatient therapy and remain…
Preconception sex selection demand and preferences in the United States
Objective Preconception sex selection for nonmedical reasons raises important moral, legal, and social issues. The main concern is based upon the assumption that a widely available service for sex selection will lead to a socially disruptive imbalance of the sexes. For a severe sex ratio distortion to occur, however, at least two conditions have to be met. First, there must be a significant preference for children of a particular sex, and second, there must be a considerable interest in employing sex selection technology. Our objective was to ascertain such demand and preferences among the United States general population. Design Cross-sectional web-based survey. Setting United States gener…