Abstract
Prevalence and severity of erectile dysfunction increase with advancing age. Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) experience disturbances in erectile function related to organic factors including as uremia, hypertension, endocrine, and nonorganic factors like depression. Recipients of kidney transplants show a high prevalence of erectile dysfunction, 32.2% to 50.7%. We conducted a study of the prevalence of erectile dysfunction among male renal transplant recipients using the International Index of Erectile Function. Among 182 men with kidney transplantations, there were 89 recipients (48.9%) with erectile dysfunction; 60 recipients had normal sexual function (32.9%); and whereas 33 recipients had no sexual activity.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 916-917 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Transplantation Proceedings |
Volume | 38 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Apr 2006 |
Externally published | Yes |