Demographics and sexual characteristics of sex-enhancing medication users: Study of a web-based cross-sectional sample of sexually active men

Objectives: To evaluate the frequency of sex-enhancing medications (S-EM) use and to investigate the demographics and sexual characteristics of the S-EM users amongst a Saudi Arabian male population. Subjects and methods: A cross-sectional sample of 1176 Saudi Arabian men was recruited using a web-b...

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Autores principales:	Abul-Fotouh Ahmed, Saad Alshahrani, Anthony Morgan, Ahmed H. Gabr, Mohamed Abdel-Razik, Abdallah Daoud
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Publicado:	Taylor & Francis Group 2017
Materias:	Diseases of the genitourinary system. Urology RC870-923
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:071ed869ac0a4d319e38a95e11e8e77a2021-12-02T08:22:58ZDemographics and sexual characteristics of sex-enhancing medication users: Study of a web-based cross-sectional sample of sexually active men2090-598X10.1016/j.aju.2017.09.003https://doaj.org/article/071ed869ac0a4d319e38a95e11e8e77a2017-12-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2090598X17301043https://doaj.org/toc/2090-598XObjectives: To evaluate the frequency of sex-enhancing medications (S-EM) use and to investigate the demographics and sexual characteristics of the S-EM users amongst a Saudi Arabian male population. Subjects and methods: A cross-sectional sample of 1176 Saudi Arabian men was recruited using a web-based survey between 1 January and 1 April 2015. The survey included multiple open and closed questions to assess the frequency of S-EM use; and demographics, clinical, and sexual characteristics of S-EM users, as well as their perceptions of S-EM. Results: Amongst the participants, 1008 were sexually active and included in the data analysis. Of the sexually active participants, 402 (39.9%) reported S-EM use in the form of herbal or phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors at some time in their lives. Comparing S-EM users with S-EM non-users, the S-EM users had a number of demographic and sexual characteristics including: higher education level, higher income, smoking, more than one sexual partner, longer sexual activity duration, higher frequency of sexual intercourse, and lower sexual satisfaction level. Most of the S-EM users (82.1%) bought S-EM without a medical prescription and 62.5% had used them recreationally. In all, 52% of respondents used S-EM to treat ED and 69% of those who used it recreationally reported enhancement of erection with S-EM usage. Conclusions: Demographic and sexual characteristics of S-EM users and the attitude of the users towards the S-EM were identified amongst a Saudi Arabian male population. Keywords: Characteristics, Phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors, Sex-enhancing medication useAbul-Fotouh AhmedSaad AlshahraniAnthony MorganAhmed H. GabrMohamed Abdel-RazikAbdallah DaoudTaylor & Francis GrouparticleDiseases of the genitourinary system. UrologyRC870-923ENArab Journal of Urology, Vol 15, Iss 4, Pp 366-371 (2017)
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spellingShingle	Diseases of the genitourinary system. Urology RC870-923 Abul-Fotouh Ahmed Saad Alshahrani Anthony Morgan Ahmed H. Gabr Mohamed Abdel-Razik Abdallah Daoud Demographics and sexual characteristics of sex-enhancing medication users: Study of a web-based cross-sectional sample of sexually active men
description	Objectives: To evaluate the frequency of sex-enhancing medications (S-EM) use and to investigate the demographics and sexual characteristics of the S-EM users amongst a Saudi Arabian male population. Subjects and methods: A cross-sectional sample of 1176 Saudi Arabian men was recruited using a web-based survey between 1 January and 1 April 2015. The survey included multiple open and closed questions to assess the frequency of S-EM use; and demographics, clinical, and sexual characteristics of S-EM users, as well as their perceptions of S-EM. Results: Amongst the participants, 1008 were sexually active and included in the data analysis. Of the sexually active participants, 402 (39.9%) reported S-EM use in the form of herbal or phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors at some time in their lives. Comparing S-EM users with S-EM non-users, the S-EM users had a number of demographic and sexual characteristics including: higher education level, higher income, smoking, more than one sexual partner, longer sexual activity duration, higher frequency of sexual intercourse, and lower sexual satisfaction level. Most of the S-EM users (82.1%) bought S-EM without a medical prescription and 62.5% had used them recreationally. In all, 52% of respondents used S-EM to treat ED and 69% of those who used it recreationally reported enhancement of erection with S-EM usage. Conclusions: Demographic and sexual characteristics of S-EM users and the attitude of the users towards the S-EM were identified amongst a Saudi Arabian male population. Keywords: Characteristics, Phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors, Sex-enhancing medication use
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author	Abul-Fotouh Ahmed Saad Alshahrani Anthony Morgan Ahmed H. Gabr Mohamed Abdel-Razik Abdallah Daoud
author_facet	Abul-Fotouh Ahmed Saad Alshahrani Anthony Morgan Ahmed H. Gabr Mohamed Abdel-Razik Abdallah Daoud
author_sort	Abul-Fotouh Ahmed
title	Demographics and sexual characteristics of sex-enhancing medication users: Study of a web-based cross-sectional sample of sexually active men
title_short	Demographics and sexual characteristics of sex-enhancing medication users: Study of a web-based cross-sectional sample of sexually active men
title_full	Demographics and sexual characteristics of sex-enhancing medication users: Study of a web-based cross-sectional sample of sexually active men
title_fullStr	Demographics and sexual characteristics of sex-enhancing medication users: Study of a web-based cross-sectional sample of sexually active men
title_full_unstemmed	Demographics and sexual characteristics of sex-enhancing medication users: Study of a web-based cross-sectional sample of sexually active men
title_sort	demographics and sexual characteristics of sex-enhancing medication users: study of a web-based cross-sectional sample of sexually active men
publisher	Taylor & Francis Group
publishDate	2017
url	https://doaj.org/article/071ed869ac0a4d319e38a95e11e8e77a
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Demographics and sexual characteristics of sex-enhancing medication users: Study of a web-based cross-sectional sample of sexually active men

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