Sex, drugs, and hypertension: a methodological approach for studying a sensitive subject

International Journal of Impotence Research
L E DuncanT A Pearson

Abstract

Sexual dysfunction is a recognized side effect of hypertension and antihypertensive medications in men, but is not established as a side effect in women, due to the lack of established methodology. An ambulatory medical record-based, case-control study was designed to study sexual function in treated and untreated hypertensive women and healthy controls. The research was performed in a teaching hospital with satellite clinics in upstate New York. There were 3312 medical records reviewed, 640 premenopausal Caucasian women in heterosexual relationships subjects were eligible for participatic diagnosis of mild hypertension (BP > or =140/90 mmHg and < 160/100 mmHg) for cases; no other significant medical history. A total of 241 women agreed to participate, 224 (35%) completed both a self-administered questionnaire and a telephone interview (112 healthy, 112 hypertensive). There was an initial 74% response rate among those eligible to participate, with 35% completing the entire study. Age and average blood pressure were not significant between 224 participants and 416 nonparticipants by 2-tailed t-test analysis. Seven composite variables were formed from a 47-item sexual response questionnaire. Initial unadjusted chi2 results report...Continue Reading

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