Table 1
Sexual dysfunction in patients with chronic lesions of the cauda equina: a group of 36 patients was assessed using the international index of erectile function (IIEF) questionnaire6
| Dysfunction | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absent | Mild | Moderate | Severe | |||||
| Function | Score | % | Score | % | Score | % | Score | % |
| Sexual dysfunction ranges for IIEF scores and percentages of patients with each level of dysfunction are shown. | ||||||||
| Erectile | 26–30 | 22 | 17–25 | 25 | 11–16 | 11 | 1–10 | 41 |
| Orgasmic | 9–10 | 17 | 7–8 | 11 | 3–6 | 25 | 0–2 | 47 |
| Sexual desire | 9–10 | 14 | 7–8 | 28 | 5–6 | 19 | 2–4 | 39 |
| Intercourse satisfaction | 11–15 | 17 | 8–10 | 28 | 4–7 | 19 | 0–3 | 36 |
| Overall satisfaction | 9–10 | 6 | 7–8 | 22 | 5–6 | 36 | 2–4 | 36 |
| General index | 60–75 | 17 | 42–59 | 25 | 22–41 | 22 | 0–21 | 36 |
