Decreased Interest In Sex Or Impotence Can Be A Sign Of Sleep Apnea

Main Category: Sleep / Sleep Disorders / Insomnia
Article Date: 19 Mar 2006 - 0:00 PDT

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Patients with sleep apnea often complain of decreased libido and lose their interest in sex.

Some of this is related to sleep deprivation that results from sleep apnea.

Sleep apnea can also cause impotence. Treatment of sleep apnea can improve libido and may help impotence. (Schwab)

Dr. Ilene Rosen - on-line bio:
uphs.upenn.edu/sleepctr/faculty/Rosen.htm
Dr. Richard Schwab - on-line bio:
uphs.upenn.edu/sleepctr/faculty/Schwab.htm

The University of Pennsylvania has one of only two comprehensive sleep divisions in the entire country; we have both an academic and a clinical arm including many different areas of medicine and expertise. As sleep medicine continues to emerge as a new field of medicine, clinically, we offer 20 beds to sleep patients at several different PENN Sleep Center locations throughout the Greater Philadelphia region. Academically, we're doing some fascinating research here in many areas of sleep medicine. For more information, go on-line to:
upenn.edu/sleepctr
uphs.upenn.edu/sleepctr

PENN Medicine is a $2.7 billion enterprise dedicated to the related missions of medical education, biomedical research, and high-quality patient care. PENN Medicine consists of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (founded in 1765 as the nation's first medical school) and the University of Pennsylvania Health System.

Penn's School of Medicine is ranked #2 in the nation for receipt of NIH research funds; and ranked #4 in the nation in U.S. News & World Report's most recent ranking of top research-oriented medical schools. Supporting 1,400 fulltime faculty and 700 students, the School of Medicine is recognized worldwide for its superior education and training of the next generation of physician-scientists and leaders of academic medicine.

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