Guest guest Posted October 17, 2001 Report Share Posted October 17, 2001 somewhere around 15-20%...and I might add that they are probably 80% of the time male. susan schiff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 2001 Report Share Posted October 17, 2001 To those in practice: Roughly what percentage of the patients you see present with complaints of a sexual nature or having to do with their sexual function (or dysfunction)? Thanks. Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 2001 Report Share Posted October 17, 2001 8%, roughly. I suspect a higher percentage have problems they are not comfortable discussing. Frances yulong wrote: To those in practice: Roughly what percentage of the patients you see present with complaints of a sexual nature or having to do with their sexual function (or dysfunction)? Thanks. Ken Chinese Herbal Medicine, a voluntary organization of licensed healthcare practitioners, matriculated students and postgraduate academics specializing in Chinese Herbal Medicine, provides a variety of professional services, including board approved online continuing education. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 2001 Report Share Posted October 17, 2001 Somewhere around 5% But if you include STD's it jumps to 15%--- Original Message ----- <yulong Wednesday, October 17, 2001 1:35 PM Question to practitioners > To those in practice: > > Roughly what percentage of the patients > you see present with complaints of a > sexual nature or having to do with > their sexual function (or dysfunction)? > > Thanks. > > > Ken > > > > Chinese Herbal Medicine, a voluntary organization of licensed healthcare practitioners, matriculated students and postgraduate academics specializing in Chinese Herbal Medicine, provides a variety of professional services, including board approved online continuing education. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 2001 Report Share Posted October 17, 2001 , yulong@m... wrote: > To those in practice: > > Roughly what percentage of the patients > you see present with complaints of a > sexual nature or having to do with > their sexual function (or dysfunction)? > > If you are asking about as a primary complaint, I have had none. I can only recall one or two patients bringing it up as a secondary complaint. Most that I have seen come to light in response to my questions. Overall it is about 10%. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 2001 Report Share Posted October 17, 2001 Roughly 1% - <yulong Wednesday, October 17, 2001 12:35 PM Question to practitioners > To those in practice: > > Roughly what percentage of the patients > you see present with complaints of a > sexual nature or having to do with > their sexual function (or dysfunction)? > > Thanks. > > > Ken > > > > Chinese Herbal Medicine, a voluntary organization of licensed healthcare practitioners, matriculated students and postgraduate academics specializing in Chinese Herbal Medicine, provides a variety of professional services, including board approved online continuing education. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 2001 Report Share Posted October 17, 2001 Hello Ken, > <yulong > Roughly what percentage of the patients > you see present with complaints of a > sexual nature or having to do with > their sexual function (or dysfunction)? My practice is with people who have HIV/AIDS. I work almost exclusively with gay men. A few complain of 'sexual addiction.' Some of these use viagra or poppers to make sex more intense, even though they (claim to) have no problem with performing. However, many more have loss of libido. Some get this soon after they receive their diagnosis. In this case, it may be largely psychological. However, most of the complaints are from long-term survivors. They either have lost the desire or the ability to have sex. Many have low testosterone, and are prescribed replacement therapy, but this doesn't seem to fix the problem much of the time. It could be a side effect of some of the western meds they are taking. It could also be that these men are now a little older, and don't have the same level of virility they did when they were twenty. These men are probably simultaneously suffering from yin and yang vacuity, based on signs and symptoms. In any case, in my population, it is rarely the chief complaint, but probably 30-50% have some complaint regarding sex. Lorraine ===== Lorraine Wilcox L.Ac. Make a great connection at Personals. http://personals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 2001 Report Share Posted October 17, 2001 , yulong@m... wrote: > To those in practice: > > Roughly what percentage of the patients > you see present with complaints of a > sexual nature or having to do with > their sexual function (or dysfunction)? > > Thanks. > > > Ken Very few volunteer the information or come with it as chief complaint. But about 15% admit to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 18, 2001 Report Share Posted October 18, 2001 In a related subject, I have wondered if there is a subspecialty in Chinese medicine for matters of female sexuality (aside from all the pathology that seems part of the gynecology territory, and the childbearing function), something that corresponds with nan ke which does seem to be concerned with sexual function as as a part of the overall male urogenital picture. Frances yulong wrote: To those in practice: Roughly what percentage of the patients you see present with complaints of a sexual nature or having to do with their sexual function (or dysfunction)? Thanks. Ken Chinese Herbal Medicine, a voluntary organization of licensed healthcare practitioners, matriculated students and postgraduate academics specializing in Chinese Herbal Medicine, provides a variety of professional services, including board approved online continuing education. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 19, 2001 Report Share Posted October 19, 2001 First, thanks to everyone who responded to my question. I'll be gathering data on this area for the next several days and if anyone else wants to provide me with more information, I'll appreciate it. , Frances Gander <fgander@c...> wrote: > In a related subject, I have wondered if there is a subspecialty in > Chinese medicine for matters of female sexuality (aside from all the > pathology that seems part of the gynecology territory, and the > childbearing function), something that corresponds with nan ke which > does seem to be concerned with sexual function as as a part of the > overall male urogenital picture. > There is a good deal of literature dating back to the 2nd century BCE in which sexual well being is discussed, and the principles are applicable to both men and women. I believe that even the literature of later periods which tends to be heavily slanted towards issues related to male sexuality contains valuable insight for both men and women. One note here is that the notion of specialization and sub-specialization is to a great degree a western-style adaptation of traditional Chinese medicine, since the traditional approach is geared towards generalization and treatment of the whole person. However since the time of the earliest writings on the subject that have survived until today, the subject of sexuality and sexual fitness and well being has been regarded as being so fundamentally important that it required particular attention on the part of doctors and patients alike. We have done extensive research of this literature as well as ancient and current practices and will be presenting our findings in a book, which will unfortunately not be available for a couple of years more than likely. Meanwhile, there is a chapter in Who Can Ride the Dragon that presents a sampling of this material and discusses some of the basic concepts and principles. Hope this helps. Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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