Coronavirus, andrologists to help patients and those who face quarantine. From March 30 free telephone line for advice and information

From Monday, the experts of the Italian Andrology Society will be available on 02/50043133, for the entire duration of the health emergency, which requires the suspension of specialist public and private outpatient activities, except in urgent cases, such as oncological problems.

Italian andrologists take the field against coronavirus by opening a free telephone consultancy service to guarantee continuity of care, not only for patients who can no longer access specialist visits but also for all those who find themselves in difficulty during the quarantine "The isolation to which the Covid-19 pandemic forces us, if on the one hand it can lead to the holding of the partner, on the other it can create doubts and uncertainties and aggravate the frustration deriving from pre-existing andrological problems - says Alessandro Palmieri, SIA President and Professor of Urology at Federico II University of Naples - In these cases, performance anxiety, frustration and emotion of this moment, can lead to a decrease in desire and problems of erectile dysfunction, premature ejaculation or other sexual disorders that can become difficult to manage and create greater discomfort. Further difficulties may also arise for couples who are following medically assisted procreation procedures to have a child who does not arrive and who have had to stop their treatments, which, for example, can be assailed by fears and indecisions on how to manage the therapies started".

"Furthermore, in this period of quarantine many are wondering if having sex is possible and if this represents a risk - notes Palmieri - Although the infection does not occur sexually, however, during intercourse it is very difficult not to get in touch with the infamous droplets. Sexual intercourse is not advised with the partner, unless there is a proven or high suspicion of contagion".

"Just to provide advice to those who already suffer from sexual disorders but also information to live intimacy safely, the SIA has activated a free telephone service"- intervenes Michele Rizzo, creator of the initiative and SIA advisor -"From Monday 30 March our experts will be available 7 days a week from 7 to 17: by contacting the switchboard on 18/02 you can speak to an expert doctor who can answer all questions regarding your andrological health . The temporary absence of references in public and private clinics, closed throughout the national territory, is in fact a problem for all these citizens and with this initiative we want to be close to him in a moment of serious unease, to ensure that male sexual health does not is neglected and patients do not feel abandoned to themselves".

Coronavirus, andrologists to help patients and those who face quarantine. From March 30 free telephone line for advice and information