Sexual functioning after the age of 40 in adults with moderate or severe congenital heart disease
Sexual dysfunction was more common in male patients than controls, whereas no differences were observed between female patients and controls. Given that approximately one in five males and one in four females with CHD reported sexual dysfunction, increased empirical and clinical attention is warranted.
Authors
- P. Moons
- Camilla Sandberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4043-7130)
- Liesbet Van Bulck (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8975-4455)
- Zacharias Mandalenakis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5093-9743)
- Adrienne H. Kovacs
- Koen Luyckx
- Christina Christersson
- Annika Bay
- Sandra Dalman-Skogby
- Bengt Johansson
- Joanna Hlebowicz
Institutions
- Uppsala University (SE)
- University of Antwerp (BE)
- University of Cape Town (ZA)
- Lund University (SE)
- University of the Free State (ZA)
- Sahlgrenska University Hospital (SE)
- Region Västra Götaland (SE)
- Antwerp University Hospital (BE)
- Skåne University Hospital (SE)
- University of Gothenburg (SE)
- Umeå University (SE)
- KU Leuven (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Cardiology Congenital Heart Disease
- Published
- 2026-02-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcchd.2026.100664
- Primary Topic
- Sexual function and dysfunction studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00