SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION AND SEXUAL SATISFACTION IN 58 MARRIED SWEDISH MEN

Information regarding male sexual function and satisfaction was gathered from a representative sample of 58 married Swedish men studied by means of semi-structured interviews. 23 men (40% of the total sample) reported a tendency towards sexual dysfunction, 22 (39% of the total sample) of these had experienced premature ejaculation, 6 (10% of the total sample) retarted ejaculation, and 4 (7% of the total sample) impotence. Sexual dysfunction was more common in men reporting early parental relations that may predispose for inadequate masculine identification. Thus, a report of poor contact with the father and a dominating mother was over-represented in sexually-dysfunctional men. Sexual dysfunction was not significantly related to the sexual satisfaction of the couple. In contrast, man's sexual satisfaction, while related to the emotional relationship to the wife and the child, was not associated with his early parental relations. © 1979.