Associations between organic erectile dysfunction and the risk of herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia in men.
Aging Male
; 27(1): 2346310, 2024 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-38685668
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Whether erectile dysfunction (ED) leads to considerable stress for affected men remains unclear? In this study, we investigated whether organic ED (OED) is associated with increased risks of herpes zoster (HZ) and postherpetic neuralgia (PHN).METHODS:
A representative subset of Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database was employed for this study. Enrollees with OED from the years 2000 to 2018 were selected. To ensure comparability between the case and control groups, we implemented 11 propensity score matching based on age, index year, comorbidities, and medications.RESULTS:
The case group included 20,808 patients with OED, while the control group consisted of 20,808 individuals without OED. The OED group exhibited a significantly elevated risk of HZ (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR] = 1.74) and PHN (aHR = 1.56) compared to the non-OED group.CONCLUSIONS:
Men experiencing OED seem to face elevated risks of HZ and PHN compared to those without OED. ED may serve as a warning sign for individuals at HZ risk.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Neuralgia, Postherpetic
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Herpes Zoster
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Erectile Dysfunction
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
En
Journal:
Aging Male
Journal subject:
GERIATRIA
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article
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