Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a demyelinating disease of the central nervous system that is accompanied by different concomitant diseases. We have investigated the frequency of sexual disorders as an element of individual quality of life with a questionnaire (MSQOL-54) in 80 MS patients at an average age of 42.95 ± 10.39 for the period between 2002 and 2015. Forty of them had between one and seven accompanying diseases. There were problems in both group of patients concerning specific indicators of sexual function expressed to varying degrees.
Sexual disturbances further aggravate the vitality not only of MS patients, but also of those with MS and concomitant diseases and require timely diagnosis and treatment.
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