ReviewTurkish journal of urology2017
The role of vitamin D supplementation on erectile function.
Review in Turkish journal of urology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 23 citations in OpenAlex.
- Compound Xuanju capsules combined with phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors as a new strategy for erectile dysfunction: a meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Pooled it
- Is There an Association Between Vitamin D Deficiency and Erectile Dysfunction? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Nutrients · 2020Pooled it
- Quantitative Ultrasound Assessment of Skeletal Muscle Microvascularity in Relation to Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Concentrations.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The relationship between vitamin D levels and erectile dysfunction: A mini-review.Clinical and experimental reproductive medicine · 2025Article
- Vitamin D in male sexual functions: unwrapping the sunshine hormone activities in erectile function and beyond.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2025Review
- Vitamin D and Male Erectile Function: An Updated Review.The world journal of men's health · 2021Review
- Serum L-carnitine and vitamin D levels may be low among oral sildenafil citrate non-responders.International journal of impotence research · 2019Article
- Effects of Vitamin D Restricted Diet Administered during Perinatal and Postnatal Periods on the Penis of Wistar Rats.BioMed research international · 2018Article
- Vitamin D and Male Sexual Function: A Transversal and Longitudinal Study.International journal of endocrinology · 2018Article
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
In the last few years growing evidence highlighted vitamin D (VD) deficiency is one of the several dynamics that associates with increased atherosclerotic cardiovascular (ASCV) diseases. ASCV diseases and erectile dysfunction (ED) share common risk factors such as diabetes mellitus, hypertension, smoking, hyperlipidemia, and a sedentary lifestyle. The aim of this review was to summarize current progress in VD research by focusing effect of low VD level on different body systems and erectile function. Here we examine research linking VD deficiency and ED and discuss how VD influences ED and its classic risk factors that also associate to increased ED risk. We also summarize research indicating that VD associates with reduced risk of several nonvascular contributing factors for ED. Available literature demonstrates relatively high rates of low VD serum levels in ED patients. Based on the preclinical and clinical data available in the literature, to date, we infer that VD play a critical role in maintaining erectile function in humans. Nevertheless, this should also be tested through randomized controlled studies on the effect of VD supplementation with larger population.
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