Sexual Motivation in Persons with Multiple Sclerosis: A Controlled Cross-Sectional Study

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Authors

Petra Prinssen · Ghent University

Peter Joseph Jongen · University Medical Center Groningen

Marco Heerings

Elia Wyverkens · Ghent University Hospital

Guy T’Sjoen · Ghent University Hospital

Ellen Deschepper · Ghent University

Marieke Dewitte · Maastricht University

Abstract

Findings of this controlled cross-sectional study suggest a reduction in the number of sexual motives in persons with MS, especially of physical motives related to pleasure and experience seeking. Health care professionals may consider assessing sexual motivation when dealing with persons with MS who suffer from decreased sexual desire or another sexual dysfunction.

Topics & Keywords

Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy Family Support in Illness

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Gender equality

Publication Details

Published in: Degenerative Neurological and Neuromuscular Disease

Volume Volume 13, pp. 33-44

DOI: 10.2147/dnnd.s401457

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