ArticleInternational urology and nephrology2008
Prevalence of erectile dysfunction in male stroke patients, and associated co-morbidities and risk factors.
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- Prevalence, Trajectory, and Factors Associated With Patient-Reported Nonmotor Outcomes After Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.JAMA network open · 2025Pooled it
- Significant Increase of Erectile Dysfunction in Men With Post-stroke: A Comprehensive Review.Frontiers in neurology · 2021Pooled it
- Association between use of aspirin or non-aspirin non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and erectile dysfunction: A systematic review.Medicine · 2018Pooled it
- Effect of levitra on sustenance of erection (EROS): an open-label, prospective, multicenter, single-arm study to investigate erection duration measured by stopwatch with flexible dose vardenafil administered for 8 weeks in subjects with erectile dysfunction.International journal of impotence researchTrial
- Post stroke sexual dysfunction - a current review.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2025Review
- High prevalence of erectile dysfunction in male patients with acute stroke was associated with age but not to modifiable cardiovascular risk factors.BMJ neurology open · 2024Article
- Potential causal association between aspirin use and erectile dysfunction in European population: a Mendelian randomization study.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2023Article
- Erectile dysfunction predictors in hypertensives at a primary care clinic in Southern Nigeria.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2022Article
- Neurogenic Erectile Dysfunction. Where Do We Stand?Medicines (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Poststroke Erectile Dysfunction in Cameroon: Prevalence, Associated Factors, and Quality of Life.Stroke research and treatment · 2021Article
- Acupuncture for erectile dysfunction in post-stroke patients: Study Protocol Clinical Trial (SPIRIT Compliant).Medicine · 2020Article
- Long-Term Aspirin Administration Has No Effect on Erectile Function: Evidence from Adult Rats and Ageing Rat Model.Scientific reports · 2019Article
- Carotid artery intima-media thickness can predict the response of patients with erectile dysfunction to phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitors.International journal of impotence research · 2019Article
- Positive Correlation between Left Hemisphere Lesion and Erectile Dysfunction in Post-Stroke Patients.Open access Macedonian journal of medical sciences · 2019Article
- Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms, Erectile Dysfunction, and Quality of Life in Poststroke Men: A Controlled Cross-Sectional Study.American journal of men's health · 2017Article
- Interrelationship between the general characteristics of Korean stroke patients and the variables of the sexual functions: random forest and boosting algorithm.Journal of physical therapy science · 2017Article
- The treatment of erectile dysfunction in patients with neurogenic disease.Translational andrology and urology · 2016Review
- Health care professionals' views on discussing sexual wellbeing with patients who have had a stroke: a qualitative study.PloS one · 2013Article
- Erectile dysfunction in Arab countries. Part I: Prevalence and correlates.Arab journal of urology · 2012Review
- Erectile dysfunction is frequent in systemic sclerosis and associated with severe disease: a study of the EULAR Scleroderma Trial and Research group.Arthritis research & therapy · 2012Article
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Abstract
backgroundSexual problems have been a common finding in chronically ill and physically disabled patients such as those with cerebrovascular accidents. Previous studies have supported the association between stroke and erectile dysfunction (ED).
objectivesThe aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of ED and its severity in male stroke patients in Qatar and to assess the co-morbidities and risk factors associated with ED.
designThis was a cross-sectional study.
settingThe study was conducted from January to December 2006 at the Hamad General Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC). SUBJECTS: Eight hundred Qatari and non-Qatari patients 35-75 years of age were invited to participate in this study; 605 patients gave their consent, which was a response rate of 75.6%.
methodsFace-to-face interviews were based on a questionnaire that included socio-demographic factors. The classification of the type of stroke was made according to the criteria of stroke by the World Health Organization (WHO). All patients completed a second questionnaire addressing their general medical history, type of treatment and co-morbidity with other diseases or risk factors. Sexual function was evaluated with the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF).
resultsThe mean age of subjects was 56.1+/-9.8 years. Approximately 48.3% of the studied population reported some degree of erectile dysfunction. Of the stroke patients with ED, 36% had severe ED, 32.9% had moderate ED and 31.2% had mild ED. More than half of the stroke patients (59.6%) with ED were in the age group 60-75 years. The prevalence of ED increased with increasing age. The co-morbidities and risk factors were significantly more prominent in ED patients than in those without ED for hypercholesterolemia (P<0.001), diabetes (P=0.002), and hypertension (P=0.031). Medication taken for these diseases also had a significant association with ED.
conclusionsOur study findings revealed a greater prevalence of ED in stroke patients in the population of Qatar. The most important co-morbid factors for ED in stroke patients were diabetes, hypertension and hypercholesterolemia, and the risk factors were smoking and obesity.
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