TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Sexual Health & Dysfunction A1 - Waring, Elizabeth A1 - Gentili, Angela A1 - Godschalk, Michael A2 - Walter, Louise C. A2 - Chang, Anna A2 - Chen, Pei A2 - Harper, G. Michael A2 - Rivera, Josette A2 - Conant, Rebecca A2 - Lo, Daphne A2 - Yukawa, Michi Y1 - 2021 N1 - T2 - Current Diagnosis & Treatment Geriatrics, 3e AB - ESSENTIALS OF DIAGNOSISSexual dysfunction is common among older persons and is caused by a combination of physiologic changes, lifestyle choices, psychological factors, and agingrelated diseases.In older men, the most common type of sexual dysfunction is erectile dysfunction, and the most common etiology is vascular disease.In older women, sexual dysfunction is often multifactorial, including lack of estrogen causing vaginal dryness and lack of testosterone decreasing libido.Evaluation of sexual dysfunction consists of a complete sexual history, review of medications, a targeted physical exam, and selected laboratory tests. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/24 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1180014240 ER -