Diabetes Mellitus
Conditions
Brief summary
Diabetic men and controls are examined for retrograde ejaculation, and erectile dysfunction is registered with a validated questionaire (International Index of Erectile Function-15). Concentration, total number of sperm and motility is determined in freshly delivered ejaculates and postejaculatory urine. Our hypothetis is that diabetics exhibit significantly higher rate of retrograde ejaculation than healthy controls.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Men 30-55 years of age * Men registered in a Diabetic Biobank including 6000 diabetics and 6000 controls
Exclusion criteria
* Men who do not understand Danish
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Retrograde ejaculation (a minimum of a total of 1 million sperm in postejaculatory urine) | The examination program for each patient was finished within one day. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Erectile dysfunction | The examination program (including a questionaire on erectile dysfunction) for each patient was finished within one day. |
Countries
Denmark