Sex and Parkinson’s Disease
Sex and Parkinson’s Disease
Published in: DailyRX.com
Contributing Expert: Parviz Kavoussi, M.D.
Reporter: Laura Dopperstein
Reviewed by: Chris Galloway, M.D.
Sexual activity can be made more complicated by chronic disease. How does having a condition that impacts motor skills and has mental side effects contribute to sexual life?
A recent study sought to understand how Parkinson’s disease (PD) and factors within PD such as age, duration of disease, severity of disease, depression and anxiety, affected sexual lives.