Survey on Sexual health and Overall
Wellness
Almost half the men in Singapore surveyed recently say they are
not happy with their erectile hardness.
And more than half the women in Singapore says they are
dissatisfied with their partner's erectile hardness.
Our reporter Devika Misra explains the findings of a
recent survey on Sexual health and Overall Wellness.
46 percent of men surveyed in Singapore consider themselves to
have less than optimal erectile hardness.
29 percent of those have what is known as sub optimal erections,
a condition where erections are not as hard as they could be and
the rest suffered from erectile dysfunction.
Dr Peter Lim is the President of the Society for Men's health
here in Singapore.
He says though there is awareness of the issue, people still do
not seek help.
"Singapore men have got different ambitions, I think. They are
all work and no play type of people here because we're very
industrious so its all directed at making better profits for the
company, working over time so they can....they have hardly any time
for sex really."
A total of 224 people were surveyed in Singapore,117 men and 107
women.
But Singapore may not be all that different from its neighbors
according to this survey.
The first of its kind, the AP Show or Asia Pacific Sexual Health
and Overall Wellness reveals that the picture here mirrors that of
the twelve other countries in the region that were surveyed.
Dr Rosie King is a sexual health expert and relationship
therapist based in Sydney.
"Theres quite a high level of sexual dissatisfaction in the Asia
Pacific region. Fifty seven percent of men were not very satisfied
with sex and 64 percent of women so that's half of men are not very
satisfied and two thirds of women."
Apart from Singapore countries surveyed include Australia,
China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia. Japan and New Zealand.
Dr King says though there are many effective treatments the
issue of sexual wellness is largely ignored.
"I think the awareness is this area is very low. People often
ignore sexual dissatisfaction, they think it is not important, that
it doesn't matter if I have a problem like erectile dysfunction or
lack of libido or painful intercourse. They don't realise the
impact that this can have on their overall life and on their
outlook even their satisfaction with their relationships, their
satisfaction with their health."
She suggest that GP's discuss the issue with their patients just
as they might any other health disorder.
--938Live