Erectile Dysfunction in Men with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Open Access
- 21 June 2021
- journal article
- review article
- Published by MDPI AG in Journal of Clinical Medicine
- Vol. 10 (12), 2730
- https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10122730
Abstract
Erectile dysfunction (ED) seems to be a widespread sexual issue in men affected by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Multiple causes appear to be involved such as hormonal imbalance, smoking habit, chronic inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, chronic hypoxia, psychiatric disorders (depression and anxiety), and medications. ED can have a significant impact on COPD men and consequently on their quality of life, which is usually already compromised. Given this situation, however, pneumologists usually do not properly care for the sexuality of COPD patients especially because men can be reluctant to talk about their intimate issues. The aim of this narrative review is to briefly summarize the evidence emerging from literature and to provide a wide point of view about sexual dysfunction in COPD men.This publication has 119 references indexed in Scilit:
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