COVID-19 Pandemisi Evli Erkeklerin Cinsel Hayatını Nasıl Etkiledi?

Abstract

Amaç: COVID-19 salgını sırasında ruh sağlığı ve insan psikolojisi olumsuz etkilenmiştir. Psikomental durum ve cinsel sağlık ilişkili olduğundan, ruh sağlığı ile birlikte çiftlerin cinsel sağlıklarının da etkilenmesi olasıdır. COVID-19 salgını sırasında erkek partnerlerin cinsel yaşamlarının nicel bir değerlendirmesini yapmayı hedefledik. Yöntem: Yüz on altı erkek, Uluslararası Erektil İşlev Skorunun (IIEF) da içeren çevrimiçi anketimizi doldurdu. COVID-19 salgını ile stres, ekonomik kaygılar, iş yükü vb. parametreler arasındaki ilişki sorgulandı. Bulgular: Yirmi dokuz kişi 1 aydan uzun süredir cinsel ilişkiye girmemişti. Bunlardan 21'i (%72.4) pandemiyle ilişkili cinsel kaçınma davranışı gösterdi. IIEF anketini de dolduran anket katılımcılarının %55.2'si pandemiden ekonomik olarak etkilendiğini, % 66.7'si psikolojik olarak etkilendiğini ve %71.2'si önemli ölçüde veya bir şekilde cinsel olarak etkilendiğini belirtti. Erektil fonksiyon skorunun toplam ortalaması 25.95 ± 5.4 idi. Bu puanlar, ED'nin hafif düzeyde bir artışı olduğuna işaret etmektedir. Sonuç: COVID-19 salgınının insanların cinsel yaşamlarını çeşitli olumsuz sebeplerle etkilediği açıktır. Kapanmanın ve virüs yayılımını önlemeye yönelik diğer kısıtlamaların bir sonucu olarak ortaya çıkabilecek olası birçok ev içi sorunun çiftler arasındaki sağlıklı cinsel yaşamı destekleyerek önlenebileceğine veya azaltılabileceğine inanıyoruz.

Keywords

• Pandemi
• IIEF
• Cinsel Hayat
• Erkek
• Yeni Korona Virüs Hastalığı

How Has the COVID-19 Pandemic Affected Sexual Health of Partnered Men?

Abstract

Objective: Mental health and human psychology have been negatively affected during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since psychomental status and sexual health are related, it is possible that the sexual health of couples may be affected along with their mental health. We aimed to perform a quantitative evaluation of male partners’ sexual lives during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A hundred-sixteen men filled out our online survey in which International Erectile Index Score (IIEF) was embedded. The relationship between COVID-19 pandemic and stress, economical concerns, workload, etc. was questioned. Results: Twenty-nine people had not had intercourse for more than 1 month. Twenty-one of them (72.4%) showed pandemic-related relationship sexual avoidance behaviour. 55.2% of survey respondents who also filled IIEF questionnaire were economically affected by the pandemic, 66.7% were psychologically affected and 71.2% were significantly or somewhat sexually affected. the total average of the erectile function score was 25.95±5.4. These scores indicate a slight predominance of ED. Conclusion: It is clear the COVID-19 pandemic affects people’s sex lives in myriad of negative ways. We believe that many the domestic problems likely to develop as a result of lockdowns and other measures intended to prevent virus spread can be prevented or reduced by facilitating healthy sex lives between couples.

Keywords

• COVID-19
• Pandemic
• IIEF
• Sexual Life
• Men

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