ArticleInflammatory bowel diseases2018
Sexual Dysfunction in Men With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A New IBD-Specific Scale.
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- Addressing Factors that Impact Sexual Well-Being and Intimacy in IBD Patients.Current gastroenterology reports · 2025Review
- Sexual dysfunctions in inflammatory bowel disease: role of Mediterranean diet and quality of life.Andrology · 2025Observational
- Multidimensional fatigue mediates the relationship between sexual quality of life and perceived stress in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association · 2025Article
- Sexual function, depression, and quality of life in patients with irritable bowel syndrome.BMC gastroenterology · 2025Article
- Sexual Health in Women with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: A Narrative Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Associations with sexual dysfunction among a Canadian cohort with inflammatory bowel disease.Journal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology · 2025Article
- The potential link between inflammatory bowel disease and male erectile dysfunction: mechanistic insights and novel therapeutic perspectives.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Review
- Reproductive and sexual health concerns in gastrointestinal illness: a narrative review.Translational gastroenterology and hepatology · 2025Review
- A Mendelian randomization study on causal effects of inflammatory bowel disease on the risk of erectile dysfunction.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Sexual and reproductive health considerations in the care of young adults with inflammatory bowel disease: A multidisciplinary conversation.Health care transitions · 2024Article
- Causal relationship between ulcerative colitis and male infertility: A two-sample Mendelian randomization study.PloS one · 2024Article
- IBD and Motherhood: A Journey through Conception, Pregnancy and Beyond.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- The Impact of Disease Activity on Sexual and Erectile Dysfunction in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease.Inflammatory bowel diseases · 2023Article
- Pregnancy in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases-A Literature Review.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Patient-Reported Outcomes for the Assessment of Sexual Health Among Patients Affected by Inflammatory Bowel Disease.Reviews on recent clinical trials · 2022Review
- Inflammatory bowel disease is associated with worse sexual function: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Translational andrology and urology · 2022Article
- Prevalence and Associated Factors of Sexual Dysfunction in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022Article
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Abstract
Background: Men with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) may have increased sexual dysfunction. To measure the prevalence of sexual dysfunction in our male patients, we aimed to develop a new IBD-specific Male Sexual Dysfunction Scale (the IBD-MSDS). Methods: We used a cross-sectional survey and enrolled male patients (N = 175) ≥18 years old who attended IBD clinics at 2 Boston hospitals. We collected information on sexual functioning via a 15-item scale. General male sexual functioning was measured using the International Index of Erectile Dysfunction (IIEF); the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) measured depressive symptoms. Medical history and sociodemographic information were extracted from medical record review. Exploratory factor analyses (EFA) assessed unidimensionality, factor structure, reliability, and criterion and construct validity of the 15-item scale. We used regression models to identify clinical factors associated with sexual dysfunction. Results: EFA suggested retaining 10-items generating a unidimensional scale with strong internal consistency reliability, α = 0.90. Criterion validity assessed using Spearman's coefficient showing that the IBD-MSDS was significantly correlated with all the subscales of the IIEF. The IBD-MSDS was significantly correlated (construct validity) with the PHQ-9 (P < 0.001) and the composite score for active IBD cases (P < 0.05). Male sexual dysfunction in IBD was significantly associated with the presence of an ileoanal pouch anastomosis (P = 0.047), depression (P < 0.001), and increased disease activity (P = 0.021). Conclusions: We have developed and validated an IBD-specific scale to assess the psychosexual impact of IBD. This new survey tool may help physicians screen for and identify factors contributing to impaired sexual functioning in their male patients.
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