SynthesisHepatology international2023
Prevalence and risk factors of erectile dysfunction in patients with liver cirrhosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Sexual Dysfunction in Patients with Chronic Non-Genital Physical Disease: An Umbrella Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Pooled it
- Sexual dysfunction among Egyptian men with chronic hepatitis C in the post elimination era prevalence and associated factors.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Prevalence and risk factors of erectile dysfunction in cirrhotic patients: An observational study.Arab journal of urology · 2024Article
- Sexual function assessment in patients with SAPHO syndrome: a cross-sectional study.Orphanet journal of rare diseases · 2023Article
- The Italian Society of Andrology and Sexual Medicine (SIAMS), along with ten other Italian Scientific Societies, guidelines on the diagnosis and management of erectile dysfunction.Journal of endocrinological investigation · 2023Article
- Erectile dysfunction and cirrhosis: prevalence and a potential therapy.Hepatology international · 2023Article
- Chronic liver diseases and erectile dysfunction.Frontiers in public health · 2022Review
- The Actual State of Sexual Dysfunction in Newlywed Men Starting to Try for a Baby in Japan.Reproductive medicine and biologyArticle
- Approach to sexual dysfunction in patients with chronic liver disease.Clinical liver diseaseReview
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
aimsLiver cirrhosis is associated with an increased risk of developing erectile dysfunction (ED). The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to evaluate the prevalence of ED and its risk factors in male patients with liver cirrhosis.
methodsA systematic search of PubMed (Medline), EMBASE, OVID Medline, the Cochrane Library, and other databases was performed for this review. Two investigators reviewed the abstracts obtained from the search and selected manuscripts for full-text review. The event rates were calculated with random-effects model and quality effects model.
resultsFourteen studies evaluating ED with the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF) scores were selected. A total of 770 patients with liver cirrhosis were analyzed. The prevalence of ED in cirrhotic patients was 79% [decompensated: 88.4%, CI 35.95-70.84%, I
conclusionED is relatively common in male patients with cirrhosis, and presence of risk factors increases the prevalence of ED. CLINICAL TRIAL NUMBER: PROSPERO (International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews), CRD42020220411.
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