Investigation of Sexual Problems in Married People Living in the Center of Konya

Objective: Sexual problems are widely encountered in community. While studies clinically perforned concerning sexual peoblems in Turkey exist, there are no field studies related to sexual problems witnessed in both men and women. In this study, sexual problems in married population and the level of their sexual knowledge have been tried to be investigated. Method: The cosmos of the study consisted of the whole married population between the ages of 18 and 60 and living in the province of Konya. Sociodemografic Information Form and Golombok-Rust Inventory of Sexual Satisfaction were performed in 945 subjects accepting to take part in the study and appropriate. Results: Average age rate of the males taking part in the study was 38.5 +/- 9.5 and the same rate of women was 34.2 +/- 9.8. According to the findings provided via GRISS, the rate of erectile dysfunction (ED) in men was 14.5 %, the rate of premature ejeculation (PE) 29.3 %, the rate of anorgasmia in women was found to be 5.3 %, and the rate of vaginismus to be 15.3%. Conclusion: Prevalence rates of PE, ED and anorgasmia in our sample was parallel to those provided from other cobntries at some age group. Vaginismus rate in our study is higher compared to other studies.