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ReviewReproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E2020

Lifestyles and sexuality in men and women: the gender perspective in sexual medicine.

Daniele Mollaioli, Giacomo Ciocca, Erika Limoncin, Stefania Di Sante, Giovanni Luca Gravina, Eleonora Carosa, Andrea Lenzi, Emmanuele Angelo Francesco Jannini

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Review in Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 79 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
79citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
15.4field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

79 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 189 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Daniele MollaioliDepartment of Systems Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via Montpellier 1, 00133, Rome, Italy.
Giacomo CioccaDepartment of Systems Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via Montpellier 1, 00133, Rome, Italy.
Erika LimoncinDepartment of Systems Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via Montpellier 1, 00133, Rome, Italy.
Stefania Di SanteDepartment of Experimental Medicine, Section of Medical Pathophysiology, Food Science and Endocrinology, Sapienza - University of Rome, Viale Regina Elena 324, Rome, 00161, Italy.
Giovanni Luca GravinaDepartment of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, Via Vetoio (Coppito 2), L'Aquila, 67100, Italy.
Eleonora CarosaDepartment of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, Via Vetoio (Coppito 2), L'Aquila, 67100, Italy.
Andrea LenziDepartment of Experimental Medicine, Section of Medical Pathophysiology, Food Science and Endocrinology, Sapienza - University of Rome, Viale Regina Elena 324, Rome, 00161, Italy.
Emmanuele Angelo Francesco JanniniDepartment of Systems Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via Montpellier 1, 00133, Rome, Italy. eajannini@gmail.com.
University of Rome Tor Vergata · ITSapienza University of Rome · ITUniversity of L'Aquila · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sexual health is strictly related with general health in both genders. In presence of a sexual dysfunction, the expert in sexual medicine aims to discover the specific weight of the physical and psychological factors can cause or con-cause the sexual problem. At the same time, a sexual dysfunction can represent a marker of the future development of a Non-communicable diseases (NCDss) as cardiovascular or metabolic diseases.In the evaluation phase, the sexual health specialist must focus on these aspects, focusing especially on the risk and protective factors that could impact on both male and female sexuality.This article presents a review of researches concerning healthy and unhealthy lifestyles and their contribute in the development of sexual quality of life in a gender-dependent manner.Among the unhealthy lifestyle, obesity contributes mostly to the development of sexual dysfunctions, due to its negative impact on cardiovascular and metabolic function. Tobacco smoking, alcohol - substance abuse and chronic stress lead to the development of sexual dysfunction in a med-long term.In order to guarantee a satisfying sexual quality of life, sexual health specialists have the responsibility to guide the patient through the adoption of healthy lifestyles, such as avoiding drugs, smoke and excessive alcohol, practicing a regular physical activity, following a balanced diet and use stress-management strategies, even before proposing both pharmaco- and/or psychotherapies.

Indexed as

Life StyleExerciseFemaleHumansMaleObesityReproductive MedicineSexual BehaviorSexual Dysfunction, PhysiologicalSexualitySmokingAlcohol dependenceChronic stressCoital painErectile dysfunctionLoss of libidoMediterranean dietObesityPhysical activitySexual dysfunctionSubstance use

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PMID32066450
PMCPMC7025405
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