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<jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Background<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>It is unclear whether men who experience sexual difficulty during partnered sex experience similar difficulty during masturbation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Aim<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To determine whether sexual functionality and dysfunctionality were similar or different during masturbation vs partnered sex.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We compared sexual responsivity during masturbation vs partnered sex in a multinational sample of 4,209 men with and without a sexual dysfunction to determine whether dysfunctionality was greater, less, or about the same during these 2 types of sexual activity.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n  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