ReviewAsian journal of andrology2012
What do most erectile dysfunction guidelines have in common? No evidence-based discussion or recommendation of heart-healthy lifestyle changes and/or Panax ginseng.
Review in Asian journal of andrology, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
What it found
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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.
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Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
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Who cites it
8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Ginseng for erectile dysfunction.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Association Between Erectile Dysfunction and Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in a North Indian Tertiary Care Hospital.Cureus · 2025Article
- Acceptability of Health Professionals' Address of Sexuality and Erectile Dysfunction - A Qualitative Interview Study with Men in Cardiac Rehabilitation.Sexual medicine · 2021Article
- Cyclophosphamide-induced testicular toxicity ameliorate byInternational journal of reproductive biomedicine · 2018Article
- Correlation Analysis of Erectile Dysfunction with Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) Degree and Clinical Features in LUTS Patients.Iranian journal of public health · 2018Article
- Sexual function in multiple sclerosis and associations with demographic, disease and lifestyle characteristics: an international cross-sectional study.BMC neurology · 2016Article
- Lifestyle modifications and erectile dysfunction: what can be expected?Asian journal of andrologyReview
- Heart healthy equals prostate healthy and statins, aspirin, and/or metformin (S.A.M.) are the ideal recommendations for prostate cancer prevention.Asian journal of andrologyReview
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2 authors.
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Abstract
Sexual health or erectile dysfunction (ED) state of the art guidelines provide a thorough overview of conventional prescription or other notable extrinsic treatment options. Yet, over the past 10-15 years, a plethora of international researchers have established that individual and comprehensive lifestyle changes can prevent and potentially improve ED. We review the lifestyle evidence that should equate to grade A or level 1 evidence recommendations for ED. We also review the evidence for Panax ginseng, an over-the-counter (OTC) dietary supplement with a 35-year history of laboratory investigations, multiple positive randomized trials over approximately 15 years and several independent meta-analyses and systematic reviews. Perhaps it is time to at least discuss and even emphasize lifestyle and other non-conventional interventions in ED guidelines so that patients can explore a diversity of potentially synergistic choices with their physicians and can improve their quality and quantity of life. Ignoring the consistent, positive data on lifestyle modifications in ED guidelines, for example, is tantamount to ignoring diet and lifestyle changes to reduce the risk of or ameliorate cardiovascular diseases.
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