SynthesisThe Journal of international medical research2019
Meta-analysis of the efficacy of sexual intercourse for distal ureteric stones.
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- Evaluation of the efficacy of masturbation on distal ureteral stones: a prospective, randomized, controlled study.International urology and nephrology · 2021Trial
- Deciding on a novel predictive value to gauge how well patients with lower ureteric stones respond to medical expulsive therapy.Urolithiasis · 2024Article
- Efficacy of sexual intercosurse in the spontaneous passage of distal or intramural ureteral stones: a randomsized controlled trial.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveThis meta-analysis was performed to evaluate the efficacy of sexual intercourse for treatment of distal ureteral stones.
methodsRandomized controlled trials (RCTs) of sexual intercourse for treatment of distal ureteral stones were searched using PubMed, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Controlled Trials Register.
resultsThree RCTs comprising 240 patients were included in the meta-analysis, which showed that sexual intercourse was effective in treating distal ureteral stones. The expulsion rate of distal ureteral stones at the second week (odds ratio [OR] = 6.61, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 3.66 to 11.94), expulsion rate of distal ureteral stones at the fourth week (OR = 4.00, 95% CI: 2.09 to 7.64), and number of analgesic injections (mean difference [MD] = -0.79, 95% CI: -1.51 to -0.08) indicated that sexual intercourse was more effective than placebo. However, the mean expulsion time of distal ureteral stones (MD = -3.98, 95% CI: -8.77 to 0.81) showed no difference between sexual intercourse and placebo.
conclusionsCompared with placebo, sexual intercourse exhibited greater efficacy for the treatment of distal ureteral stones, whilst potentially alleviating pain.
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