ArticleTranslational andrology and urology2022
Inflammatory bowel disease is associated with worse sexual function: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Perspectives of gastroenterologists on an educational curriculum to promote self-management in young adults with inflammatory bowel disease.Journal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology · 2026Article
- Developing an Intervention to Improve Sexual Health Assessment and Care in Men With Inflammatory Bowel Disease.Journal of advanced nursing · 2026Article
- Sexual Functioning of Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Sexuality and Intimacy in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Phenomenological Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Addressing Factors that Impact Sexual Well-Being and Intimacy in IBD Patients.Current gastroenterology reports · 2025Review
- The potential link between inflammatory bowel disease and male erectile dysfunction: mechanistic insights and novel therapeutic perspectives.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Review
- Exploring intimacy and family planning in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: a qualitative study.Annals of medicine · 2024Article
- Sexual and reproductive health considerations in the care of young adults with inflammatory bowel disease: A multidisciplinary conversation.Health care transitions · 2024Article
- Insights into disability and psycho-social care of patients with inflammatory bowel disease.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Review
- Association between autoimmune diseases and male reproductive health: A mendelian randomization study.Science progressArticle
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Abstract
Background: Several studies report that sexuality is often affected by inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). The aim of this meta-analysis was to investigate the association between IBD and sexual function. Methods: A literature search was conducted in PubMed, Web of Science, and EMBASE databases (up to September 1, 2020). Scores of sexual functions with a standard deviation and odds ratio (OR) or relative risk (RR) with a 95% CI were used to analysis the association between IBD and sexual function. Results: Eleven studies with 7,018 male IBD cases and 1,803 female IBD cases were included in the meta-analysis. In male individuals, the pooled results revealed that IBD was significantly associated with impaired erectile function and poor sexual satisfaction (RR for erectile function =1.50, 95% CI: 1.22 to 1.84, P<0.0001; standard mean difference for sexual satisfaction =-0.24, 95% CI: -0.33 to -0.15, P<0.0001). And among female individuals, IBD had impact on most sub-domains of sexual function, except pains. Conclusions: IBD is associated with worse sexual function. It has significant impact on erectile function and satisfaction for male individuals and has impact on most sub-domains of sexual function for female individuals.
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