Subsistema conyugal y andropausia en pacientes del primer de atención de salud

Abstract

Andropause is a biological process generated by the decrease in testosterone from the age of 40 onwards, at this stage changes can arise in the physical, psychological and social state. Which can affect the conjugal subsystem due to the affectation in sexual satisfaction and communication in the couple, requiring special care from primary care. The main objective of this study is to relate the functionality of the conjugal subsystem in patients with symptoms of andropause of the primary care unit of the Mulliquindil Health Center, in this research 166 men from 40 to 70 years old participated to whom the ADAM questionnaire "Androgen Deficience Aging Male" and the conjugal functionality test were applied. As a result, the presence of physical, psychological and sexual changes in the male population surveyed is visualized. The study population showed 56% of high symptoms of andropause and 46.39% moderate functionality in the conjugal subsystem. It was determined that in this study the appearance of andropause symptoms does not influence the functionality of the conjugal subsystem, unlike the study conducted by Torres et al. (1) that through the analysis of results mentions that the symptomatology of andropause does affect the functionality of the conjugal subsystem. Concluding that, the population has a high degree of ignorance about andropause, in its symptoms and treatments.