Erectile dysfunction and testosterone levels prior to COVID-19 disease: What is the relationship?
Objective: We aimed to investigate the relationship between COVID-19 and Erectile Dysfunction (ED) and the effect of serum testosterone level on the disease prognosis. Methods: Between April-December 2020, 70 patients who were admitted with a complaint of ED after having COVID-19 and whose serum te...
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| description | Objective: We aimed to investigate the relationship between COVID-19 and Erectile Dysfunction (ED) and the effect of serum testosterone level on the disease prognosis.
Methods: Between April-December 2020, 70 patients who were admitted with a complaint of ED after having COVID-19 and whose serum testosterone level was checked for varicocele, premature ejaculation, and infertility reasons before COVID-19. The patients filled the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-5) and their testosterone level was checked. The questionnaire was arranged to assess the first month before COVID-19 and after COVID-19. Testosterone levels of the patients before and after COVID-19 were compared. The relationship between testosterone levels and hospitalization in the intensive care was evaluated.
Results: It was revealed that testosterone levels and IIEF-5 scores after COVID-19 in all patients were statisticaly and significantly different compared to the period before COVID-19 (p < 0.05). Testosterone levels of patients in need of intensive care were significantly higher than those without any need of intensive care (p < 0.05).
Conclusions: Our study has presented that COVID-19 may cause ED and high testosterone levels increase the rate of hospitalization in the intensive care by intensifying the disease. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-41ed60bb16f7426cb711b53a8b8543a22022-12-22T04:18:06ZengPAGEPress PublicationsArchivio Italiano di Urologia e Andrologia1124-35622282-41972021-12-0193410.4081/aiua.2021.4.460Erectile dysfunction and testosterone levels prior to COVID-19 disease: What is the relationship?Kadir Karkin0Ergün Alma1Department of Urology, Health Sciences University, Adana City Training and Research Hospital, AdanaDepartment of Urology, Health Sciences University, Adana City Training and Research Hospital, AdanaObjective: We aimed to investigate the relationship between COVID-19 and Erectile Dysfunction (ED) and the effect of serum testosterone level on the disease prognosis. Methods: Between April-December 2020, 70 patients who were admitted with a complaint of ED after having COVID-19 and whose serum testosterone level was checked for varicocele, premature ejaculation, and infertility reasons before COVID-19. The patients filled the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-5) and their testosterone level was checked. The questionnaire was arranged to assess the first month before COVID-19 and after COVID-19. Testosterone levels of the patients before and after COVID-19 were compared. The relationship between testosterone levels and hospitalization in the intensive care was evaluated. Results: It was revealed that testosterone levels and IIEF-5 scores after COVID-19 in all patients were statisticaly and significantly different compared to the period before COVID-19 (p < 0.05). Testosterone levels of patients in need of intensive care were significantly higher than those without any need of intensive care (p < 0.05). Conclusions: Our study has presented that COVID-19 may cause ED and high testosterone levels increase the rate of hospitalization in the intensive care by intensifying the disease.https://pagepressjournals.org/index.php/aiua/article/view/10141COVID-19erectile dysfunctiontestosterone |
| spellingShingle | Kadir Karkin Ergün Alma Erectile dysfunction and testosterone levels prior to COVID-19 disease: What is the relationship? Archivio Italiano di Urologia e Andrologia COVID-19 erectile dysfunction testosterone |
| title | Erectile dysfunction and testosterone levels prior to COVID-19 disease: What is the relationship? |
| title_full | Erectile dysfunction and testosterone levels prior to COVID-19 disease: What is the relationship? |
| title_fullStr | Erectile dysfunction and testosterone levels prior to COVID-19 disease: What is the relationship? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Erectile dysfunction and testosterone levels prior to COVID-19 disease: What is the relationship? |
| title_short | Erectile dysfunction and testosterone levels prior to COVID-19 disease: What is the relationship? |
| title_sort | erectile dysfunction and testosterone levels prior to covid 19 disease what is the relationship |
| topic | COVID-19 erectile dysfunction testosterone |
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