ArticleBMC urology2015
Erectile function in men with end-stage liver disease improves after living donor liver transplantation.
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- Prevalence and risk factors of erectile dysfunction in patients with liver cirrhosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Hepatology international · 2023Pooled it
- Symptom prevalence and quality of life of patients with end-stage liver disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Palliative medicine · 2019Pooled it
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- Sexual aspects, anxiety and depression among liver transplants candidate and recipient in Iran.BMC psychiatry · 2026Article
- Sexual dysfunctions in patients with well-compensated chronic liver disease: role of etiology, Mediterranean diet and quality of life in an observational cross-sectional study.Sexual medicine · 2025Article
- Liver transplantation improves erectile function in patients with end-stage liver disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Translational andrology and urology · 2024Article
- The sex life of male patients with cirrhosis and its organic factors: What we have got so far?PloS one · 2023Observational
- Gonadal dysfunction in male patients with Budd Chiari syndrome and its reversibility with treatment.Hepatology international · 2022Article
- Sexual aspects of liver transplant candidates and recipients: evidence available in the literature1.Revista latino-americana de enfermagem · 2018Review
- Sexual dysfunction and male infertility.Nature reviews. Urology · 2018Review
- Prospective Study on Sexual Dysfunction in Male Chinese Liver Transplant Recipients.American journal of men's healthArticle
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Abstract
backgroundImpaired liver function in men can result in erectile dysfunction or hypogonadism or both. We investigated whether living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) results in improvement in male sexual function.
methodsA total of 58 patients with end-stage liver disease (ESLD) were included in this prospective, cross-sectional study. Erectile function was measured before and after LDLT using a five-item modified version of the International Index of Erectile Function scale (IIEF-5) and hypogonadism was evaluated before and after LDLT using the Androgen Deficiency in the Aging Male (ADAM) questionnaire. Differences in mean values from the questionnaires before and after the operation were than evaluated to determine whether there is an association between LDLT and improvement in sexual function.
resultsWe found that mean IIEF-5 scores significantly increased after LDLT (from 11.7 ± 7.7 before LDLT to 14.7 ± 7.5 after LDLT, p < 0.01), indicating that the operation played a role in improving erectile function. In addition, the prevalence of hypogonadism among the patients with ESLD decreased markedly after liver transplantation (hypogonadism before LDLT, n = 41 versus hypogonadism after LDLT, n = 31, p = 0.03). Patients with hypogonadism reported a higher prevalence of erectile dysfunction after LDLT than patients without hypogonadism (p < 0.01).
conclusionsLDLT results in improvement in erectile function. In addition, improvement in erectile function is associated with self-reported absence of hypogonadism.
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