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Department of Urology and Nephrology, Assiut University, Asyut, Egypt

Publications

• Research Article   
  Experience of a Tertiary-Level Urology Center in the Clinical Urological Events of Rare and Very Rare Incidence. VII. Sexual Dysfunctions: 1. Long-Term Unconsummated Marriage
  Author(s): Rabea Ahmed Gadelkareem*, Ahmed Abdelhameed Shahat, Ahmed Mohammed Moeen, Mohamed Farouk Abdelhafez, Amr Abou Faddan, Mahmoud Mohammed Osman, Ali Farrag Elhadad, Mohammed Abbas Faragallah, Adel Kurkar and Ahmed Mohammed El-Taher
  
  Objective: To present our center’s experience with cases of long-term unconsummated marriage and the effect of traditional beliefs on seeking proper treatment. Methods: A retrospective search of our patients’ records was done for the reported cases of long-term unconsummated marriage during the period of July 1991-June 2016. Each case was studied for the demographic characteristics including marital ones, clinical works up, and management. Results: Eighteen couples had an unconsummated marriage that ranged between 7 months and 13 years. Averages of age (mean ± SD) of husbands and wives at disclosure were 24-43 (30.9 ± 5.1) and 19-32 (24.9 ± 3.4) years, respectively. Thirteen couples (72.2%) had rural residence and 15 couples (83.3%) had middle or lower education levels. The underlying etiology was a male factor in 12 cases (66.7%) due to premature ejac.. View More»
  

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