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ArticleArchives of sexual behavior2011

Recreational use of erectile dysfunction medications in undergraduate men in the United States: characteristics and associated risk factors.

Christopher B Harte, Cindy M Meston

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Article in Archives of sexual behavior, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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19citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.1field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 59 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Trajectories of Chemsex Engagement Across Time Among PrEP-Using Men Who Have Sex with Men: Results from the French ANRS-Prévenir Cohort.International journal of sexual health : official journal of the World Association for Sexual Health · 2025
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  7. Effects of Erectile Dysfunction Drugs Use on T-cells and Immune Markers on Men Who Have Sex with Men.International journal of sexual health : official journal of the World Association for Sexual Health · 2022
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  9. Substance Use among Men Who Have Sex with Men.The New England journal of medicine · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Christopher B HarteDepartment of Psychology, University of Texas at Austin, 78712, USA.
Cindy M Meston
The University of Texas at Austin · US

Funding

Ginkgo Biloba: Antidepressant-Induced Sexual DysfunctionR01AT000224 · NCCIH · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AUSTIN · PI MESTON, CINDY M · 2001 to 2003
$779k
NCCIH NIH HHS 5 RO1 AT00224-02NCCIH NIH HHS R01 AT000224
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mounting evidence indicates that erectile dysfunction medications (EDMs) have become increasingly used as a sexual enhancement aid among men without a medical indication. Recreational EDM use has been associated with increased sexual risk behaviors, an increased risk for STIs, including incident HIV infection, and high rates of concomitant illicit drug use. The aim of the present study was to investigate the characteristics and associated risk factors for recreational EDM use among young, healthy, undergraduate men. A cross-sectional sample of 1,944 men were recruited from 497 undergraduate institutions within the Unites States between January 2006 and May 2007. The survey assessed patterns of EDM use, as well as demographic, substance use, and sexual behavior characteristics. Four percent of participants had recreationally used an EDM at some point in their lives, with 1.4% reporting current use. The majority of recreational EDM users reported mixing EDMs with illicit drugs and particularly during risky sexual behaviors. Recreational EDM use was independently associated with increased age, gay, or bisexual sexual orientation, drug abuse, lifetime number of sex partners, and lifetime number of "one-night stands." Recreational EDM users also reported a 2.5-fold rate of erectile difficulties compared to nonusers. Overall, recreational use of EDMs was associated with sexual risk behaviors and substance abuse; however, a relatively small proportion of undergraduates reported using EDMs. Results also suggest that a sizable portion of recreational EDM users are heterosexual men, and that use does not solely occur within the environments of venues that cater to men having sex with men.

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PMID20358273
PMCPMC2909482
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