Risk factors for erectile dysfunction in end-stage renal disease patients with short- or long-term hemodialysis therapy

Background:
The influence of prolongation of hemodialysis (HD) period for erectile dysfunction (ED) has not been well evaluated. We evaluated the effects of various factors including hemodialysis duration for ED in hemodialysis patients.
Methods:
One hundred seventy-eight HD patients including 50 patients who received HD more than 10   years were enrolled in this study. The questionnaire of the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF)-5 in Japanese language was used for evaluation of ED status in this cohort. Various clinical factors of these patients were collected from review of medical records, and the relationship between these factors and ED status was also evaluated.
Results:
The prevalence of diabetes (p  

Source: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders - December 21, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Hayato Nishida Atsushi Yamagishi Toshihiko Sakurai Tomohiro Shibasaki Hisashi Kawazoe Osamu Ichiyanagi Tomoyuki Kato Akira Nagaoka Yoshihiko Tomita Norihiko Tsuchiya Source Type: research