Male sexuality and regulation of emotions: a study on the association between alexithymia and erectile dysfunction (ED).
Michetti PM, Rossi R, Bonanno D, Tiesi A, Simonelli C.
Dipartimento di Urologia, Universita La Sapienza di Roma, Rome, Italy. paolomaria.michetti@uniroma1.it
Alexithymia is a multidimensional construct that describes a constellation of personality features characterised by difficulties in differentiating, identifying and communicating emotions. The purpose of the present study was to investigate prevalence of alexithymia in outpatients with erectile dysfunction (ED), both in the psychogenic lifelong type (PLED) and in the acquired one (PAED). ED severity was evaluated with the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF) and alexithymia was measured using the Italian version of the 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20). The results suggest a high incidence of alexithymic characteristics in patients with psychogenic ED, a positive correlation between the alexithymia level and ED severity in patients with PAED and statistically significant differences in the alexithymia level between the two subgroups PLED and PAED. We assumed that alexithymia contributes to the origin of the PLED, and to a more severe manifestation of ED, once it appears in the acquired form.
Wow, I can't believe they have a medical term for it... alexithymia. Maybe there's something to the "Mr. Wonderful" concept after all. Not only does he butter her up so she's ready and willing to do the horizontal mambo, but he's also ensuring that he's vertically prepared to dance too!!!
8 comments:
Your blog site is screwed up! Left a comment earlier and it has disappeared. Also when entering your blog site there seems to be an empty page?
As for ED, it is no suprise that it correlayes with internal confusion. We poor males are at a state where we don't know whether we should "s--t or go blind".
Are you thinking of going on to get a PhD in human sexuality (academic interest), casual side interest, or personal interest? Or just rambling?
It would be an interesting field for sure.
Perhaps NOT knowing some things is better. Kind of like how some people don't want to know certain things about nutrition so they don't feel the need to change their eating habits, perhaps I should limit my knowledge of psychology and men.
Dear Michie,
I have read something about you, and obviosly you are explosively intelligent.
I salute your prowess.
When you read my public comment, that I posted this evening. I must tell you that it pokes fun at your comment "good luck with the Chickies"
Obviously, both of us are above this derogatory reference to the neanderthal.
If I do not offend you, permit me to say that you intrigue me.
Who are you really?
I would fly to Alberta to have coffee with you, or maybe I can meet you in Vancouver where I have some business to do.
This is my best attempt at westernthink. I am from the east.
Lets have lunch in Quebec City. I will pay for your flight and armed gaurd. We'll have lobster dripping with butter, drink wine from from France and dance till dawn.
Quebec is so lovely and corrupt. I love it.
- a guy with wine on his siut
Hey anonymous:
This is a whining blog not a dating blog. I understand your attraction however please note that it is beyond question, without a doubt, absolutely positively entirely foolish to think that a blogger would identify themselves to a complete stranger. For all she knows, you could be sitting at your computer with a stained sweatshirt typing with one hand while your wife is watching tv and your 4 kids and two grandkids are asleep.
I would suggest that you keep it to interesting conversation or otherwise, go to www.match.com
Wait a sec, fly her to Halifax so she can visit me too!
Dear Mr. I Need A Drycleaner,
Thanks for the compliments.
I must assume that you're joking when you hit on me via my blog... I hope it was just a cheeky attempt to make me smile, which it did.
You also have to be joking when you infer that I'm "above" anything, especially considering the nature of this blog site and some definitely derogatory themes within.
Further, you will not know who I am by reading this site. It is definitely my crackpot side expressing itself here. Hope you enjoy it and feel free to make "non-pickup line" types of comments!!!
Cheers.
I read a comment that I thought was negative, and undeserved. So wrote something positive and humorous.
I think everyone had a laugh or at least a smile.
I am not married by the way, and type with both hands. I have never had kids and do not wear dirty tee shirts.
I will take my suit to the cleaner
first thing tommorow morning.
Is there an airport in Halifax?
-a guy who wears clean shirts
Touché!
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