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25 September 2010 Last updated at 00:02 GMT
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11404927
Viagra won't work for you, low testosterone men warned
By Philippa Roxby Health reporter, BBC News
Relationship troubles Low testosterone levels can be a sign of
underlying health problems
More than half the Viagra prescribed to men is not working, says an
expert in sexual medicine.
Dr Geoffrey Hackett, a consultant urologist, says men with erectile
dysfunction could be "wasting hundreds of pounds on tablets" when
their real issue is low testosterone.
He was speaking at the launch of new guidelines on the diagnosis and
treatment of sexual disorders.
The guidelines are published in the journals Maturitas and Human Fertility.
Dr Hackett, sexual health specialist at Good Hope Hospital in
Birmingham and former chairman of the British Society for Sexual
Medicine, says the most common sexual problem men see their GP about
is erectile dysfunction.
It affects 40% of men over 40 years old, and more than one in five men
with erectile dysfunction have a testosterone deficiency.
Testosterone levels in men peak in their mid-20s then slowly decline
throughout life, but a fall can also be a sign of underlying health
problems.
"Low testosterone is linked to increased risk of mortality from
diabetes and cardiovascular events so diagnosing it is very important
in preventing those diseases," Dr Hackett said.
Changing lives
"Men for whom Viagra isn't working adequately need to have their cases
reviewed. If low testosterone is the problem then Viagra won't be the
answer on its own."
When testosterone replacement therapy is prescribed, "it can change
the lives of patients", he says.
Having worked in this area for more than 20 years, Dr Hackett
describes how the partners of the patients he has helped often thank
him "for giving me back the man that I married", he said.
In the new guidelines, the British Society for Sexual Medicine
stresses the importance of doctors asking patients about their sex
lives and any concerns they might have about sexual function.
Professor Kevan Wylie, lead author of the guidelines and consultant in
sexual medicine at the University of Sheffield, said: "The importance
of sex life and sexual function to general health and well being is
not often discussed or acknowledged in our society.
"During medical consultations, both patients and doctors shy away from
discussing sexual symptoms."
But patients should be routinely asked by their GP if they have any
sexual concerns, it says.
This is especially true of men at high risk, such as men with
diabetes, osteoporosis, cardiovascular disease, erectile dysfunction
or depression.
Women should also be asked about any sexual problems at routine GP
appointments and at cervical screening, postnatal and menopausal
assessments, the guidelines advise.
Sexual problems are thought to affect 44% of women, but long-term
problems are less common than in men.
'Good to talk'
Women who have gone through a particularly early menopause or who have
had their ovaries removed are more likely to experience sexual
problems.
Common concerns are lack of desire, lack of arousal, problems reaching
orgasm or pain during intercourse.
Broaching the subject of sexual disorders is not easy but sex is part
of our daily lives, says Prof Wylie, and "clinicians should give
patients permission to talk about it".
Sexual problems can be very distressing.
"Women complain it's like a light going out," said Professor Margaret
Rees, consultant in medical gynaecology at the University of Oxford,
when describing how women sufferers feel when they come to see her.
She emphasises that there are unlikely to be any quick fixes, because
most women just need to talk about their problems.
Depression and relationship breakdown, for example, could be the
result of sexual problems.
"It's vital to work out if the problem is medical, to do with the
relationship they're in or something else entirely," Prof Rees said.
Working out the root causes of health problems could save the NHS
money in the long term and mean that money may not have to be spent in
other areas, she said.
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