ArticleTranslational andrology and urology2020
Erectile function after kidney transplantation: a meta-analysis.
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- The impact of renal transplantation on sexual function in males with end-stage kidney disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.International urology and nephrology · 2023Pooled it
- Case-Control and Longitudinal Study of Sex Steroids in Male Patients with CKD Before and After Kidney Transplantation.Kidney international reports · 2026Article
- Changes in sexual-function scores after washed microbiota transplantation in men with sexual dysfunction: an exploratory single-arm pre-post observational study.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
- Effect of kidney transplantation on sexual dysfunction in patients with end stage renal disease: A systematic review.World journal of nephrology · 2025Article
- Sexual bother and sexual activity before and after kidney transplantation.American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons · 2025Article
- Causal associations between prostate diseases, renal diseases, renal function, and erectile dysfunction risk: a 2-sample Mendelian randomization study.Sexual medicine · 2024Article
- First report of the histopathological effect of electrocautery using on the urethral taste rosea during glans penis injury by incision in rabbits.Asian journal of urology · 2024Article
- The Impact of Nutritional Status on Sexual Function in Male Kidney Transplant Recipients.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Article
- Multifaceted Sexual Dysfunction in Dialyzing Men and Women: Pathophysiology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
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Abstract
backgroundErectile dysfunction (ED) is common in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Whether kidney transplantation can improve erectile function in patients with ESRD is still controversial. We conducted a meta-analysis on the relationship between kidney transplantation and erectile function.
methodsA literature search was conducted on PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science until May 31, 2019. Primary outcomes were ED prevalence and each domain score of the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF) questionnaire. We used age-matched dialysis patients or patients before kidney transplantation as a control group and compared them to kidney transplant recipients.
resultsA total of 9 articles were finally enrolled in the study. Compared with the control group, the kidney transplantation group had a lower prevalence of ED (OR 0.49, 95% CI: 0.28-0.86) and higher domain scores for erectile function (SMD 0.53, 95% CI: 0.12-0.94) and sexual desire (SMD 1.19, 95% CI: 0.11-2.27). While there were no significant variations in domain scores for orgasmic function (SMD 0.27, 95% CI: -0.10-0.63), intercourse satisfaction (SMD 0.26, 95% CI: -0.10-0.61), and overall satisfaction (SMD 0.17, 95% CI: -0.21-0.56). Patients in the kidney transplantation group had higher serum testosterone (SMD 1.20, 95% CI: 0.86-1.54) and lower prolactin (SMD -1.46, 95% CI: -2.22 to -0.69) and luteinizing hormone (SMD -0.97, 95% CI: -1.39 to -0.55).
conclusionsKidney transplantation may be associated with improved erectile function in patients with ESRD. This may be attributable to the correction of endocrine hormone disorders in patients after kidney transplantation.
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