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Combat injuries mostly cause post-traumatic stress disorder, which is accompanied by erectile dysfunction (ED), decreased sexual desire, premature ejaculation, etc. Neurotic mental disorders, blood vessel diseases, metabolic disor-ders, and partial androgen deficiency take precedence among the many pathological conditions preceding or compli-cating ED, especially for combatants.
The objective: optimization of treatment of psychogenic and mixed forms of ED in men with combat injuries.
Materials and methods. The study included the results of the examination and treatment of 136 men aged 20–53, partici-pants in combat operations with combat injuries, with sexual dysfunction and ED as the main complaint. According to the form of ED, patients were divided into two groups: Group 1 – patients with psychogenic ED after a combat injury (n=84); Group 2 – patients with ED of mixed genesis, included patients, participants in hostilities with endothelial dysfunction, metabolic syndrome, coronary heart disease, late hypogonadism (n=52). The treatment of all patients with sexual dysfunc-tion was carried out individually, depending on the etiopathogenesis of the main diseases and the combat trauma that led to it, as well as the development and course of the leading sexological syndromes, taking into account standardized protocols that allowed dividing patients by identity into groups and carrying our significant statistical calculations.
Results. It was shown that the treatment of men with psychogenic ED, which includes lifestyle modification, rational and explanatory psychotherapy, as well as the use of a PDE-5 inhibitor, such as sildenafil, leads to an increase in the mean IIEF-5 score from 10.8±0.9 (severe form of ED) to 19.6±1.7 (mild form of ED) (р<0.05). It is also advisable to use alpha-adreno-blockers that act on both peripheral and central adrenoceptors. In the treatment of patients with ED of mixed genesis, the best results are observed when androgen replacement therapy is performed with proven androgen deficiency; taking lipid-lowering therapy for persistent dyslipidemia; withdrawal of β-blocker, in cases where it is possible; changing the patient’s harmful life-style; conducting rational and clarifying psychotherapy and its potentiation by taking sildenafil. Such treatment leads to an increase in the average IIEF-5 score from 11.5±0.9 (moderate form of ED) to 17.8±1.6 (mild form of ED) (р<0.05).
Conclusions. The disorders of general and mental health, role functioning at the physical and emotional levels are the main disorders health-related quality of life with psychogenic ED. Lifestyle modification, along with rational and explana-tory psychotherapy, as well as the use of the PDE-5 inhibitor sildenafil, gives positive results. Patients with ED of mixed genesis have impaired general and mental health, physical and emotional functioning, and vital activity. The best treat-ment results are observed when androgen replacement therapy is carried out with proven androgen deficiency; taking lipid-lowering therapy for persistent dyslipidemia; withdrawal of β-blocker, in cases where it is possible; changing the patient’s harmful lifestyle; carrying out rational and clarifying psychotherapy and its potentiation by taking sildenafil.