ArticleFrontiers in cell and developmental biology2020
Olfactory Sensitivity Is Related to Erectile Function in Adult Males.
Article in Frontiers in cell and developmental biology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- The Impact of Anosmia on Intimacy: A Linear Mixed-Effects Model Analysis of Sexual Wellbeing Following COVID-19.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Nasal Symptoms Among Allergic Rhinitis Patients Could Contribute to Sexual Dysfunction.Journal of asthma and allergy · 2025Article
- Effects of olfaction on sexual function, anxiety, depression, and quality of life in men and women with smell disorder: a cross-sectional controlled study.Turkish journal of medical sciences · 2025Article
- Inflammation and olfactory loss are associated with at least 139 medical conditions.Frontiers in molecular neuroscience · 2024Article
- Is There a Correlation between Endoscopic Sinus Surgery and Improvement in Erectile Dysfunction?Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- The Scent of Monogamy: Self-Reported Olfactory Function Predicts Sexual Well-Being and Infidelity in an Italian Population.Archives of sexual behavior · 2022Article
- Blunt olfaction in sexually sluggish male rats.Experimental animals · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe olfactory system influences human social behavior, in particular the selection of a spouse. However, there is currently a lack of clinical research on the relationship between the olfactory system and erectile dysfunction (ED) in adult males.
aimWe explored the association between olfactory sensitivity and erectile function and its possible mechanisms.
resultsA total of 574 patients, adult males aged between 19 and 42 years, diagnosed with ED in the Department of Infertility and Sexual Medicine of the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University from 2015 to 2018 were analyzed retrospectively. Among them, 115 patients (20.03%) had rhinologic diseases (RDs). In addition, in 201 adult male patients who underwent nasal surgery in the ENT department from 2012 to 2016, including 29 (14.43%) with ED, nasal congestion, nasal discharge, and hyposmia were the most common complaints based on the numerical rating scale (NRS). Furthermore, a prospective study was performed in a total of 102 sequential outpatients (male adults) with RD only (
conclusionA significant correlation was detected between olfactory sensitivity and erectile function in adult males. In particularly, impairment of olfactory sensitivity is more common in patients with both ED and RD than in patients suffering from a single disease.
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