Post-COVID syndrome’s impact on sex life – results from a cross-sectional study, 2026, Schröder et al.

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Post-COVID syndrome’s impact on sex life – results from a cross-sectional study
Schröder, Dominik; Schmachtenberg, Tim; Heinemann, Stephanie; Müllenmeister, Christina; Dopfer-Jablonka, Alexandra; Hummers, Eva; Noack, Eva Maria; Mikuteit, Marie; Niewolik, Jacqueline; Steffens, Sandra; Klawonn, Frank; Stölting, Andrea; Happle, Christine; Müller, Frank

BACKGROUND
Having a satisfying sexual life is important to many people and impairment of sexual function is often perceived as a burden. This study investigates the self-perceived impairments to sex life in adults with Post-COVID-19 syndrome (PCS) and factors that are associated with impaired sex life.

METHODS
A cross-sectional online survey of people with PCS and without PCS was conducted in Northern Germany. Sex life impairments were assessed using item 8 (frequency and quality of sex life) of the Index for the Assessment of Health Impairments (IMET), scored from 0 (no impairment) to 10 (no activity possible). Scores were analyzed as a continuous outcome because no validated cut-offs have been established for this individual item. Linear regression models were used to adjust for sociodemographic factors as well as medical and mental health conditions. Sample weighting for age and gender was applied in sensitivity analyses to adjust for a representative sample of people with PCS.

RESULTS
A total of 892 participants were included, with 67.8% (n = 605) reporting PCS. Persons with PCS reported significantly higher sex life impairments (mean score 4.62) compared to those without PCS (mean score 2.58, p < 0.001). The regression model confirmed that PCS was associated with sex life impairments (β = 1.16, p < 0.001). No significant correlation was found between sex life impairments and the symptom duration symptoms or the respondents´ gender.

CONCLUSIONS
Impaired sex life is a significant concern for PCS patients, that warrants attention from healthcare providers. Our findings highlight the importance of addressing sex life impairments in the care of people with PCS.

Web | DOI | PDF | BMC Public Health | Open Access
 
Psychological research is seriously the only type where the usual "did they think of X?" "of course they thought of X, they're scientists, do you really think they didn't think of basic stuff like X?" is simply not true. They never seem to do things right or think about the basic stuff.

Obviously finding that it doesn't correlate with symptoms means they botched the study. It makes no sense, there are no other reasons, and lots of people are reporting it. Also, they didn't even ask. They simply didn't bother asking about the reasons, simply tried to correlate poorly-gathered data. What the hell kind of clown study is this? They made one-time assessments. They also clearly have not considered basic things such as relationships ending as a result of LC, making the whole question pointless.

Studies like this inform no one of anything. They simply fail at the most basic level, and then keep failing from there.
The paper said:
Impaired sex life is a significant concern for PCS patients, that warrants attention from healthcare providers. Our findings highlight the importance of addressing sex life impairments in the care of people with PCS.
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And how the hell are they even going to do that? The premise doesn't even make sense, they have no idea how to do any of that. Gonna have them talk about their relationship with their mothers? Come on.

All they seem to be about is bringing them more people to therapeutize, even though they can barely achieve anything with the already far too numerous people they are badly therapeutizing. It's basically hoarder mentality. They don't even know what to do with what they already have in stock, but they want to grow the stocks. It's like a weird version of the tragedy of the commons where they explicitly try to just lock land simply for the sake of owning it and doing nothing with it.
 
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