ReviewLife (Basel, Switzerland)2021
Multifaceted Sexual Dysfunction in Dialyzing Men and Women: Pathophysiology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics.
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- Network-guided symptom targets in maintenance hemodialysis using in silico interventions: a multicenter cross-sectional study.BMC nephrology · 2026Observational
- Determinants of Sexual Satisfaction in Hemodialysis Patients: A Cross-Sectional Analysis with Healthy Controls.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Reproductive dysfunction in hemodialysis: endocrine mechanisms, clinical features, and therapeutic approaches.Renal failure · 2025Review
- Correlation Between Serum Testosterone Levels and Erectile Dysfunction Severity in Pakistani Men Aged 40-65 Years.Cureus · 2025Article
- Chronic kidney disease.Nature reviews. Disease primers · 2025Review
- Causal associations between prostate diseases, renal diseases, renal function, and erectile dysfunction risk: a 2-sample Mendelian randomization study.Sexual medicine · 2024Article
- Exploring Symptom Clusters in Chinese Patients with Diabetic Kidney Disease: A Network Analysis.International journal of general medicine · 2024Article
- Coronary artery calcification and aortic valve calcification in patients with kidney failure: a sex-disaggregated study.Biology of sex differences · 2023Article
- Sexuality in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Qualitative Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
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Abstract
Patient survival continues to increase with the growing quality of dialysis and management of chronic kidney disease (CKD). As such, chronic therapy must include considerations of quality of life (QOL), and this includes the disproportionate prevalence of sexual dysfunction (SD) in this patient population. This review aims to describe the pathophysiological and the psychosocial causes of SD with regard to renal replacement therapy, particularly hemo- and peritoneal dialysis. The differences in its manifestation in men and women are compared, including hormonal imbalances-and therefore fertility, libido, and sexual satisfaction-the experience of depression and anxiety, and QOL. The impact of comorbidities and the iatrogenic causes of SD are described. This review also presents validated scales for screening and diagnosis of SD in CKD patients and outlines novel therapies and strategies for the effective management of SD. Increased prevalence of CKD invariably increases the number of patients with SD, and it is crucial for health care professional teams to become familiar with the clinical tools used to manage this sensitive and under-quantified field. As a known predictor of QOL, sexual function should become a point of focus in the pursuit of patient-centered care, particularly as we seek to achieve as "normal" a life as possible for individuals who receive dialysis.
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