![]() ![]() There was near total correspondence between women and their male partners regarding the effects of prostatic symptoms.Ĭonclusions. Women felt that their partners' prostatic symptoms were also to be blamed for upsetting family relationships (10%) and relationships with friends (16%). The women reported other limitations: 37% noted problems with sexual functioning 17% were unable to take long trips with partners 10% could not visit places without toilets while 8% were unable to go to the cinema or theatre. Sleep was the area of greatest concern, with 46% of women regularly waking due to their partners' urination disorder. The vast majority of women (86%) were affected by their partners' prostatism, with multiple consequences for their daily routines, quality of life and relationships. They were asked about sleep disturbances, number of night-time wakings, and the effect on sexual relations, travel, entertainment, family and social relationships. A structured telephone interview study was carried out on a random sample of 215 of the wives and partners of men aged 50 years or older drawn from those registered at four family medicine centres in Israel. The aim of this study was to explore the impact of male prostatic symptoms on their partners' quality of life, daily routines and family relationships. ![]()
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