The Spanish Version of the International Index of Erectile Function: Adaptation and Validation.

Background: The International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF) is a widely employed questionnaire in urology to assess erectile dysfunction (ED) in both clinical research and practice.

Objective: To translate and culturally adapt the Spanish version of the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF) and to analyze its psychometric properties in Spanish men with erectile dysfunction (ED).

Methods: Firstly, direct and reverse translations were performed.

Creating and Validating the DESEA Questionnaire for Men and Women.

In clinical practice, it is essential to be able to identify hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD), with its different severity levels and assess the influence the subject's relationship has on the issue. In order to do this, questionnaires are needed that comprise appropriate psychometric properties. We analyzed the psychometric properties and factorial structure of the Sexual Desire and Aversion (DESEA) questionnaire that evaluates sexual desire and interpersonal stress (relationship problems) in male and female couples.

[Validation of the Spanish version of the Golombok Rust Inventory of Sexual Satisfaction].

Introduction: Self-reports are one of the most used techniques in the evaluation of human sexuality. For this reason, valid and reliable evaluation instruments are necessary for high quality studies.

Objective: The main purpose of this study was to translate and validate the Golombok Rust Inventory of Sexual Satisfaction for use in Spanish.

[Guide for the classification of clinical research articles for the International Journal of Andrology].

The classification of knowledge is essential for understanding between researchers and the advancement of science. In this article a brief classification of clinical research methods is presented. The advantages that researchers use the same nomenclature are recalled, which enables improved communication among researchers, facilitates replication of studies and searches in databases, and helps to establish the aspects that can affect the different research models.

[Effects of drug use and anxiety on premature ejaculation in a sample of Spanish drug addicts].

Introduction: Premature ejaculation may be due to many factors and one of them may be drug use.

Aims: The main objective of this study is to show how drug abuse affects the ejaculatory response, keeping in mind the different substances consumed, the level of anxiety and the period of withdrawal.

Method: Two samples were used, one for men who were addicted to drugs (N=925) and one of non-consumers (N=82).

Sexual Pain Disorders in Spanish Women Drug Users.

Background: The impact of pain in sexuality, couple relationships and the quality of life is very well known.

Objectives: The relationship between substance abuse and the presence of sexual pain disorder is assessed, together with anxiety and sexual attitudes .

Method: Two samples were selected.

Sexual pain disorders.

Purpose Of Review: The purpose of this review was to assess recent research (the last 18 months) and its impact on understanding sexual pain disorders relevant to daily clinical practice.

Recent Findings: It has been highlighted that sexual pain is related to the number of tender points, pressure pain threshold, more deliberate fear and less global positive affective associations with sexual stimuli, episiotomy, attachment styles, drug abuse and the influence of ambivalence over emotional expression in couples.The efficacy of a multidisciplinary vulvodynia programme of treatment, another type of therapy based on the fear-avoidance and pain self-efficacy model and a novel cognitive-behavioral couple therapy has been stated.

[Psycosocial features of the management of erectile dysfunction].

Objectives: Sexuality on the whole and erectile response particularly are not alien to psychosocial and couple features. We review al psychological and couple features that interfere on erection and also point out the interventional directions of couple therapy that give the best results in the treatment of erectile dysfunction.

Methods: We performed a bibliographic review about the psychological and social features under the current way of life in relation to erectile response physiology, in addition to review different models of couple therapy.

[Validation of the Spanish version of the SEAR (Self-Esteem And Relationship Questionnaire) for men with erectile dysfunction].

Background And Objective: The aim was to validate the Spanish version of the Self-Esteem and Relationship Questionnaire (SEAR), specific for patients with erectile dysfunction (ED), and based on the concept of self-esteem, for use in research and clinical practice in Spain.

Patients And Method: Observational, prospective, multisite, study comparing patients with ED (IIEF questionnaire score < 26 points), with a score (3/4) 16 points in the Self-Esteem domain of the SEAR questionnaire and undergoing treatment with sildenafil (group A), and healthy control subjects without ED. Patients with ED were assessed at baseline and after 3 months' treatment.