ArticleAndrologia2022
The relationship between obstructive sleep apnoea and erectile dysfunction: An underdiagnosed link? A prospective cross-sectional study.
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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
- Review of Mendelian randomization studies on common male-specific diseases.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Pooled it
- Efficacy of L-arginine and Pycnogenol ® in the treatment of male erectile dysfunction: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2023Pooled it
- The association between obstructive sleep apnoea and erectile dysfunction: a systematic review and meta-analysis.International journal of impotence research · 2026Review
- Association between inflammatory burden index and erectile dysfunction: a retrospective case-control study.BMC urology · 2026Article
- Erectile Dysfunction: A Comprehensive Review of Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Contemporary Management.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Review
- Association between obstructive sleep apnea and male sexual dysfunction: a prospective cohort study based on 155,688 participants from the UK Biobank.Scientific reports · 2026Article
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- Male Infertility: A Comprehensive Review of Urological Causes and Contemporary Management.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- The association between the red cell distribution width to serum albumin ratio and erectile dysfunction in American adults: A cross-sectional National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey analysis from 2001 to 2004.The Journal of international medical research · 2026Article
- Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound treatment in erectile dysfunction.Asian journal of andrology · 2025Review
- Inflammatory index-based nomogram for risk stratification of erectile dysfunction: a cross-sectional study with dual-cohort validation and mendelian randomization analysis.Translational andrology and urology · 2025Article
- A Narrative Review of Independent Treatment Methods for ED: Assessment of the Effectiveness of Diet, Supplements, Pharmacotherapy, and Physiotherapy.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Prevalence and determinants of erectile dysfunction among male type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with chronic kidney disease: a cross-sectional study.Translational andrology and urology · 2025Article
- Erectile Dysfunction: Expert Panel Recommendations for Evaluation and Management in the United Arab Emirates.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2025Article
- The relationship between complete blood cell count-derived inflammatory biomarkers and erectile dysfunction in the United States.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- A narrative review of acupuncture for sexual dysfunction: perspective of traditional Chinese medicine.Translational andrology and urology · 2024Review
- Erectile dysfunction associated with prostate cancer treatment and therapeutic advances: a narrative review.Translational andrology and urology · 2024Review
- Correlation between Serum Levels of Nitric Oxide and Adropin and Erectile Dysfunction in Males with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: An Observational Study.Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) · 2024Observational
- Association between the systemic immune-inflammation index and erectile dysfunction: A cross-sectional study.Immunity, inflammation and disease · 2024Article
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Abstract
This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the prevalence and clinical characteristics of erectile dysfunction in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea. We enrolled 133 male patients with suspected obstructive sleep apnoea. Ear, nose and throat evaluation, laboratory tests, body mass index, Epworth sleepiness scale, 5-international index of erectile function, overnight ambulatory polygraphy and drug-induced sleep endoscopy patterns were assessed. Eighty patients reported obstructive sleep apnoea. 60% (n = 48) reported erectile dysfunction. Statistically significant correlations were found between 5-International Index of Erectile Function and age, hypertension, diabetes, Epworth sleepiness scale, apnoea-hypopnea index score, O
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