Sexual dysfunction

Cheryl Waters; Janice Smolowitz

doi:10.1201/b12948

Sexual dysfunction

Cheryl Waters, Janice Smolowitz

School of Nursing

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Sexual interest and behavior may be altered in persons with Parkinson’s disease (PD).^1-35 Sexual dysfunction may take the form of underactivity or erectile dysfunction (ED).^1-10 However, there exists a literature describing resumption of sexual activity, increased interest in sex, and hypersexuality in PD patients as a result of antiparkinsonian therapy.^11-35 This chapter provides an overview of the literature to assist clinicians in identifying an aspect of disease that greatly affects quality of life.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Parkinson's Disease, Second Edition
Publisher	CRC Press
Pages	343-351
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Electronic)	9781439807156
ISBN (Print)	9781439807149
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1201/b12948
State	Published - 1 Jan 2012

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