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Trial reportInternational urology and nephrology2017

Evaluation of the efficacy of sexual intercourse in expulsion of distal ureteric stones.

Mohammad Sayed Abdel-Kader

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in International urology and nephrology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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12citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Meta-analysis of the efficacy of sexual intercourse for distal ureteric stones.The Journal of international medical research · 2019
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  4. Tamsulosin vs. Tadalafil as medical expulsive therapy for distal ureteral stones: a systematic review and meta-analysis.International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of Urology
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mohammad Sayed Abdel-KaderUrology Department, Faculty of Medicine, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt. Moh6789@yahoo.com.
South Valley University · EG

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo evaluate the efficacy of sexual intercourse in expulsion of distal ureteric stones. PATIENTS AND

methodsThe study included 56 patients with distal ureteric or intramural stone. The stones size ranged from 5 to 10 mm and were detected by US, plain X-ray film, and non-enhanced CT. The patients were divided randomly into group A included 28 patients who were advised to do sexual intercourse 3-4 times/week with administration of symptomatic treatment, and group B included 28 patients receiving symptomatic treatment only (control group) and were instructed not to do sexual intercourse or masturbation during the study. Follow-up (4 weeks) was done by plain X-ray, US, and urine analysis every week and by asking the patients about stone passage, time of expulsion, number of colicky attacks, and analgesic injections.

resultsGroup A patients mean age was 36.5 ± 10.7 years and group B 37.3 ± 12.5 years. Stone expulsion rate, in the first 2 weeks for group A, was 82% (23/28), while in group B 53% (16/28), (P = 0.006). At the fourth week, expulsion rate for group A reached to 89%, but in group B 71.4%. The mean expulsion time was shorter in group A (11.9 ± 4.4 days) than group B (16.2 ± 6.7 days). The number of colicky attacks and analgesics for group A was less than group B.

conclusionsPracticing sexual intercourse for 3-4 times/week for married male patients with distal ureteric stone (5-10 mm) increases the expulsion rate and decreases the frequency of renal colic and the needs for analgesic.

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CoitusAdultAnalgesicsCombined Modality TherapyHumansMaleMiddle AgedParasympatholyticsProspective StudiesRenal ColicTime FactorsTomography, X-Ray ComputedUltrasonographyUreteral CalculiAnalgesicsParasympatholyticsExpulsionSexual intercourseUreteric stone

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