TITLE:
Determinants of Male Coital Difficulties among Attendees of the Gynae Clinic at a Tertiary Health Center in North-Central Nigeria
AUTHORS:
A. O. Ojabo, O. Audu, A. G. Adesiyun, S. K. Hembah-Hilekaan, T. Z. Swende, Sulayman-Umar Hajaratu, M. T. Maanongun, P. O. Eka
KEYWORDS:
Coital Difficulties, Erectile Dysfunction, Aphrodisiacs, Dyspareunia, Vaginismus
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Vol.7 No.7,
July
13,
2017
ABSTRACT: Background: Male sexual or coital difficulties are among the factors contributing
to infertility in couples seeking fertility as this may result in low coital
frequency. Aims/Objectives: To evaluate the causes of male sexual or coital
difficulties among couples attending the infertility clinic at BSUTH, Makurdi
over a 2 year period. Methodology: This was a cross-sectional study involving
all males attending the infertility clinic at Benue State University Teaching
Hospital (BSUTH) who consent to participate in the study. A pretested structured
questionnaire was administered and analyzed with statistical package
for social sciences (version 23.0) and the results were presented in simple
proportions. Results: There were several factors responsible for male coital
difficulties. The most common was male erectile dysfunction 33 (32.4%), vaginismus
11 (10.8%), penile pain 14 (13.7%), poor response from the female
partner 8 (7.8%) and severe dyspareunia 18 (17.1%). Conclusion: Coital difficulties
resulting to low frequency of sexual exposure constitutes a major
cause of infertility among males attending the infertility clinic at BSUTH,
Makurdi. Therefore efforts should be made to evaluate these factors while assessing
infertility couples in order to mitigate the effect.